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Subject:Re: Military Specifications From:Steve Ortiz <Steveo -at- MICROWAVENETWORKS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 10 Aug 1998 10:27:30 -0500
On Sat, 8 Aug Donald Stovicek asked,
> Can anyone on this list point me to a good source of information on
> Military Specifications for Technical Manuals?
Check for these milspecs at the DOD: http://www.dodssp.daps.mil/
or the Government Printing Office: http://www.access.gpo.gov
MIL-STD-630368(TM), Preparation of Operators Manuals
MIL-STD-12D, Abbreviation for Use On Technical Documents
MIL-HDBK-63938-1A(TM), Technical Manual Writing Handbook
MIL-HDBK-63038-2(TM), Technical Writing Style Guide
MIL-M-85337A(Navy), Technical Manual Quality Assurance Program
MIL-M-38784B, Technical Manual Style and Format
