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Subject:Re: Proving an MS standard From:"Richard G. Combs" <richard -dot- combs -at- voyanttech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:05:48 -0700
"Scott Turner" <sturner -at- airmail -dot- net> wrote in message news:91846 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
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> My POINT is that the requirement of a specific browser, the lack of
> cross-references in the current offering is exactly what I said, less
> than effective. The offering that Microsoft has given on thier site
> it technically correct but not useful unless you use thier product,
> and/or are willing to sit and scan file after file for information.
<snip>
> Microsoft did not spend enough effort to ensure that the information,
> in the format that they provided, was useful and easy to extract
> information.
<snip>
When I visited the link with IE, there was a very nice TOC of the entire
MSDN Online Library, along with a Library Search tool.
Keep in mind, MSDN is the Microsoft *Developer* Network. This is information
for developers using *Microsoft tools* to create applications for *Microsoft
operating systems*. What's unreasonable about assuming that the intended
audience has MS IE???
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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Voyant Technologies, Inc.
richard -dot- combs -at- voyanttech -dot- com
303-223-5111
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rgcombs -at- free-market -dot- net
303-777-0436
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