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Subject:RE: We can sink battle ships - and subs! From:Chuck Martin <CMartin -at- serena -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 May 2000 10:48:15 -0700
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kieffer, Barry [mailto:Barry_Kieffer -at- adc -dot- com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:11 AM
> Subject: RE: We can sink battle ships - and subs!
>
> Online documentation is even more critical on submarines
> where space is at a
> premium. Submarines are jam-packed with all kinds of equipment, and
> maintenance and repair is essential while under way.
>
> Online documentation is the only way to go.
>
Until the power dies.
Or the display gets broken.
Or an EMF pulse fries the electronic circuitry.
Or any number of other potential failures.
Shouldn't the mission-critical sections of that documentation be accessible
in more than one format and delivery method?
--
"I don't entirely understand it but it is true: Highly skilled carpenters
don't get insulted when told they are not architects, but highly skilled
programmers do get insulted when they are told they are not UI designers."
- anonymous programmer quoted in "GUI Bloopers"
by Jeff Johnson
Chuck Martin, Sr. Technical Writer
cmartin -at- serena -dot- com
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