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Subject:Re: Powerpoint is overkill for manuals! From:John Posada <john -at- TDANDW -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 28 Jan 1999 14:16:04 -0500
Geezzz...I've had that all along!
SGML? SGML? We don't need no stiiiinking SGML!
> >Holding tagged text is what we use it for, but it is holding tagged text in
> >a highly structured format that is the key. I would call all media-bound
> >authoring techniques dead ends.
> >
> Let me get this straight - you've used Access to reinvent SGML?
>
> --Wayne
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