[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <jarodg$qm7$1 at news.albasani.net>, Jan-Erik Soderholm
<jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> writes: 

> That was just silly. Noone would use the VMS system itself to
> read the docs. Today...

Actually I do, and I'm sure many others do as well.  I prefer the 
BOOKREADER version for online docs.  Yes, the latest docs aren't in that 
format, but for basic stuff, that is where I go first, and only if 
necessary do I go to the web documentation (then at HP, not locally).

> Then you expect to do all your work at some specific physical place.
> Or do you always bring your bookshelf (the "wall") with you?

I think that's the issue.  Many of us actually do all of our work at a 
specific place, or maybe two (home and work).  Of course, the situation 
is different for someone who travels from place to place.

> I do have an "office" but I'm not very much there. Mostly I work from home
> or at the customer sites. The PDF's weight *way* less then the binders! :-)

In that case, having the documentation on one's laptop makes sense.