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- From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Don't let the Amiga Die (Part II)!!!
- Message-ID: <8839@orbit.cts.com>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 09:11:40 GMT
- Sender: news@orbit.cts.com
- Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.
- Lines: 37
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- peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
- >In article <8820@orbit.cts.com> chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch) writes:
- >> peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
- >> >Damnit, Commodore, how long would it take to put AmigaGuide docs for all the
- >> >workbench tools online?
- >
- >> Actually, I wouldn't want to waste the space on my hard drive (even though i
- >> do have 160 megs) with help files for AmigaDos..
- >
- >So don't. delete *.guide opt a.
-
-
- Good point, however, disk space concerns a good point for saving money on your
- OS purchase. If we need 2 extra disks in the distribution just for help
- files, this will add cost, not just in media, but duplication costs as well.
-
- >> consider that all commands
- >> have a help template which if you understand the basic context, is all that's
- >> necessary for most of them.
- >
- >Hardly. They tell you "how", not "what" or "why" or "when".
-
- Ok, so have a simple online document that tells you the how, whatt, why and
- whens.. the basic how is built into each command. If you don't know what
- delete means.. you shouldn't be using a shell..
-
- >> I wish someone would come up with a .guide management system... some way to
- >> put all your .guide files somewhere and be able to view them from a common key
- >> sequence..
- >
- >Like the UNIX "man" command?
-
- Yeah.. sorta, only with AmigaGuide support. I'd love for a way to just say
- "AG" and it would go to the AmigaGuide: assign, and load up each *.guide file,
- then provide a table of contents so i can choose which one i want. Instead
- i'm forced to type in AG (since i have it aliased) and the *.guide file.. what
- a pain..
-