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Subject:Re: UNIX online help From:David Blyth <dblyth -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 6 Feb 1997 10:28:14 -0700
Tina Cipolla writes...
>Can anyone tell me if there is such a thing as online help in the UNIX
>platform, or can any of the online help programs (such as ROBOhelp) be
>used on a UNIX platform?
o Frame UNIX files can be converted into hypertext
o Bristol Hyperhelp is pretty good
o Abobe is also popular, as Tina mentioned.
Of course, UNIX always comes with man pages plus X-Motif provides
a way of building online help directly into the product.
David (The Man) Blyth
Technical Writer & Web Site Designer
QUALCOMM
The usual disclaimers apply - QUALCOMM isn't that crazy.
Blodo Poa Maximus
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