[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Phillip Helbig---undress to reply wrote 2011-11-27 11:12:
> In article
> <efe68e9c4118d4fc586061b9a352d6a0 at msgid.frell.theremailer.net>, Fritz
> Wuehler<fritz at spamexpire-201111.rodent.frell.theremailer.net>  writes:
>
>
>>> Everyone professionall enough reads the PDFs on a laptop or
>>> similar, not on the target system you are supporting, of course.
>>
>> I disagree with this. I've been writing code for a long time and it was
>> definitely easier and I still prefer having a manual open on the desk for
>> reference. Switching back and forth from where you are editing code to a
>> manual in PDF is extremely disruptive, and searching using Acrobat takes
>> longer than finding the information in a manual (even a very large one) if
>> you know the manual from years of using it. Paper manuals are a clear win
>> on this alone. I like having a full set of printed doc around and I prefer
>> real books as well.
>
> While I agree with your sentiments regarding the advantages of a paper
> manual (I have a full set of the Grey Wall), to be fair Jan-Erik was
> comparing reading the documentation on a system other than the one one
> is working on to reading the documentation on the system one is working
> on itself, which is obviously a problem if said system is booting etc.

Exactly... :-)

> (I do disagree with Jan-Erik regarding "working on the system"; I like
> to work on the server itself as far as possible,

You mean, like using a screwdriver ? :-)
It's not clear what "to work on the system" actualy means.

> not logged in remotely
> from a Windows laptop or whatever.  But that is another issue.)
>

 From the systems point of view it doesn matter if I'm working "remotely"
from a VT-terminal on the local lan or remotely over a VPN link
over the internet usng Relfection. I do the same things anyway.
And to me, that is always "to work on the system".

Or are you talking about using some windowing system ?
I have never used that, mostly because it's tied to some
specific hw/sw setup, it usualy performes worse then
VT-emulation remotely and it puts extra demands on the
customer environment.


Jan-Erik.