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Subject:Re: Seeking a solution (#161162) From:wburns -at- MICRON -dot- COM Date:Thu, 22 Aug 1996 10:24:52 MDT
22-AUG-1996 10:01:44.40
Dave Egyes writes:
> We're shopping for a comprehensive electronic publishing system that will
> answer the production and distribution needs or our department and
> company.
> Assuming such a product exists, we'd like the ability to produce, from a
> single source code:
> * Printed manuals
> * Online manuals
> * Online help
> * HTML documents
> Currently, we're writing our documentation using FrameMaker, and then
> converting our files in three different directions. This is proving
> cumbersome.
> For the online manuals, we'd like a viewer that:
> * Offers strong search capabilities
> * Displays graphics that are viewable and clear
> * Can be provided at our customer sites for low or no cost
> Currently, we're using Adobe Acrobat. We'd like a viewer that offers a
> better search facility.
SGML--one source, multiple output. We don't have an SGML system at Micron, but
maybe Chet Ensign or Len Olszweski can make some suggestions. (You guys out
there?)
Bill Burns
Assembly Training and Documentation Supervisor
WBURNS -at- MICRON -dot- COM
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