UNIX and Windows documentation

Subject: UNIX and Windows documentation
From: Ted Rainey <trainey -at- novadigm -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 14:20:49 -0500


Has anyone been tasked with creating one set of docs for software that is
available for multiple UNIX AND Windows platforms?
The software operates similar for either platform, but obviously, examples
and installation would be very different.
I've had to navigate my way through doc designed for both in the past, and
found it frustrating gleaning relevant info from a mixed set. Flipping
through useless pages of C:\ and pictures of those little yellow folders can
be a nuisance (and sometimes insulting) to our UNIX brethren, not to mention
the effect the intimidating, text-filled screens and violent command names
inherent to UNIX have on the Windows user.
Does anyone have any suggestions for making this combined set of information
manageable?

Thanks,
TR



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