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Conjecture: I think this is online documentation, for an early definition of "online"[0]: inside the machine, rather than on paper. That would explain the sophi
by delish 11y ago
Conjecture: I think this is online documentation, for an early definition of "online"[0]: inside the machine, rather than on paper. That would explain the sophisticated-for-the-time print quality, and lack of pictures. Symbolics and LMI had, relative to Unix, pretty documentation.
Question for a knowledgeable someone: When was this published, and for what audience? It says "for non-programmers," but that could be anyone.
[0] I first said "original" but remembered an earlier definition: when one's town was accessible by train one was "online," meaning "on the line," where line means rail.
- vezzy-fnord 11y agoWhen was this published, and for what audience? Either 1981 or 1982. Seems like it's part of some user manuals and promotional materials, so I'd wager the intended audience was any party evaluating their technology.
- delish 11y agoMan, I would not want to be them in 1981. I wrote in another thread on this post that programmability ended up being valuable to me, but I certainly didn't know its value when I got started with Linux and emacs. I can only now articulate its value after seeing the limits of Linux' and emacs' programmability.