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> In recommending TW books, Chuck Martin wrote:
> >"How to Write a Computer Manual, A Handbook of Software Documentation,"
> >Jonathan Price, ISBN 0-8053-6870-1 (note: this book was published in
> >1984 and I don't know if it's ever been updated
>
> This book is currently available as "How to Communicate Technical
> Information: A Handbook of Software and Hardware Documentation," ISBN
> #0-8053-6829-9; it's copyright 1993. Dr. Price presents classes through the
> UC Santa Cruz Extension--I'm taking one the weekend of July 17/18.
>
>
> Fred Sampson
> wfreds -at- cruzio -dot- com