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While I suspect you are correct (as I used to document IBM products) you
better check with IBM to be sure.
Roger Mallett
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>From: John Posada[SMTP:john -at- tdandw -dot- com]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 8:48 AM
>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject: Upper case?
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>Hi, people..
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>My liitle tech-writing brain is going through some major efforts over
>the last few days and I'm starting to loose it.
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>Question: I have some input from a developer that contain, in the
>description, the following piece of statement:
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> "...replace the IBM Magstar 3570 model B with the..."
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>Under normal circumstances, does the word "model" get capped?
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>Thanks
>--
>John Posada, Technical Writer
>Bellcore, where Customer Satisfaction is our number one priority
>mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com
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