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Subject:Re: Sam Clemens is dead From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Wed, 5 Oct 1994 16:29:00 -0700
>I'm sure you would agree that *despite* the complexity of the product, the
>documentation which explains how to use it should be clear, precise, simple,
>and easy to use.
I think those goals are unrealizable in passive paper documentation of a
sufficiently complex product. I don't know what boundary line defines
"sufficiently complex," but if we haven't already crossed it, we're
certainly moving in its direction. ...RM
Richard Mateosian Technical Writer in Berkeley CA srm -at- c2 -dot- org
