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Wouldn't it be cool if, Apple being the size it is, just made downloadable PDF manuals of their products? IBM still does this in their Information Center. My e
by ASalazarMX 7y ago
Wouldn't it be cool if, Apple being the size it is, just made downloadable PDF manuals of their products?
IBM still does this in their Information Center. My experience was developing for mainframe and midranges, and even if there are hundreds of PDFs, it's really straightforward to find the right manual for the exact product version you need. You can work for weeks without Googling technicalities.
I can't praise enough how clear and well structured their manuals are. For RPG, for example, you have a complete Language Reference[1] to learn the language, and a Programmer's Guide[2] to learn how to use it. They have manuals for everything, there's 5 of them solely for TCP/IP on the IBM i!
[1] https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzasd/sc092508.pdf https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rza...
[2] https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzasc/sc092507.pdf https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rza...
- threeseed 7y agoActually they do: https://support.apple.com/en_AU/manuals/ https://support.apple.com/en_AU/manuals/ Not all in PDF but most.
- protomyth 7y agoI don't see any developer documentation at the link. IBM, for all its faults, has some amazingly specific documentation and examples that actually work.
- ASalazarMX 7y agoThese are consumer product manuals and warranties they are legally required to provide, it's not even remotely the same.
- jonhendry18 7y agoPDFs used to be available. Usually at the top right of the page there'd be a link to get it as a PDF.