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Subject:"A necessary evil" From:JIMCHEVAL -at- AOL -dot- COM Date:Thu, 18 Jun 1998 02:29:33 EDT
In their newsletter on the software world, sro_update -at- zdnet -dot- zdlists -dot- com writes
<< 3. (Cheat Sheet) Words Of Wisdom: Writing Documentation
Nobody enjoys writing technical manuals, but it's a necessary evil
if you want to keep your support costs in check. http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/srou980618/www.zdnet.com/sr/techwatch/980601/words
.html
>>
It'll be interesting to see which tempts people more: checking out this URL or
responding to the lead line....
