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Subject:FW: Query on Documentation From:Lynn Perry <CLPerry -at- WALLDATA -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:51:52 -0800
MGos wrote:
<snip>
> Those of you who work for software companies that have ceased to produce
> printed manuals...how do you handle product installation? Obviously
> online
> help is useless here.
</snip>
We have a link from the install screen to a Getting Started Guide, which
tells them everything they need to know about installation. Some of our
products also include a link to the Administrator's Guide, which covers any
additional issues or configuration requirements for installing.
C. Lynn Perry
clperry -at- walldata -dot- com
Wall Data Incorporated / Seattle WA
Some days it doesn't pay to gnaw through the straps
