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Subject:Re: to dialog or not to dialog From:Tracy Boyington <trlyboyi -at- GENESIS -dot- ODVTE -dot- STATE -dot- OK -dot- US> Date:Thu, 4 Apr 1996 07:43:44 +0000
> Anyone who believes that users read operating systems manuals is
> practicing wishful thinking. I would put next fortnights salay on the
> line betting that over 75% of our users have never read the Windows or
> WFW manuals - and they do get them with their pcs.
And then there are those (like me) who don't get *any* manuals. Not
at work, anyway. Come to think of it, I'm not sure my computer at
home came with a Windows manual either...
Tracy
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Tracy Boyington trlyboyi -at- genesis -dot- odvte -dot- state -dot- ok -dot- us
Technical Communication Specialist
Oklahoma Department of Vocational & Technical Education
Stillwater, Oklahoma
I never express opinions, but if one slips out, it belongs
to me and not ODVTE.
"I think I did pretty well, considering I started out
with nothing but a bunch of blank paper."
-- Steve Martin
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