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>One more question, a new writer in our
>group (a former Motorola employee) insists
>that Motorola is the trendsetter for tech
>writing industry standards. Am I missing
>something or is this malarkey?
Who?
I've been doing this for 12+ years and this is the first time I've seen
the word Motorola and tech-writing in the same paragraph.
Don't get me wrong...I'm sure there are some excellent writers at Moto.
However, I know of one excellent writer at Isogon.com and nobody has
ever called us...er, them a trendsetter.
>Other than the MS Manual of Style of
>Technical Publication, can anyone
>recommend other resources for tech
>writing industry standards?
I like the one published by Sun "Read me First, A Style Guide for the
Computer Industry"
