At work we have both the 5.0/5.5 & 6.0 manuals-on-CD on a dedicated
cd-server

5.0/5.5 is the older "laserrom" format
6.0 is the newer "dynatext" format

I almost NEVER use the dynatext version for one simple reason: all the
manuals I need are ONLY on the 5.0/5.5 CD [programming, system config, etc.]

The only "plus" I see to dynatext over laserrom is that you can have more
than one manual open "at a time" -- the laserrom version closes the current
manual and opens the new one when you select it...

I almost never print from either of them, but when I do, I like the
laserrom's ability to print the particular sections I'm interested in (and
in nearly the same format as the printed manuals supplied by HP) while
skipping any intervening sections I'm not interested in.

The other thing I like about the laserrom interface is the ability to make a
subset of manuals my "most frequently referenced" manuals, thus avoiding
looking up in one or more sections.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Barnes [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 9:41 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] docs.hp.com
>
>
> "Paveza, Gary" wrote:
>
> > Just out of curiousity, am I the only one who uses the
> Dynatext manuals?
> >
> > I don't need to be connected to the internet, and by
> copying the CD to my
> > PC, I've eliminated the CD as well (plus I can mix HPUX and
> MPE all in one
> > massive collection).  Of course, this costs in disk space
> but space is cheap
> > these days.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>
> I have both.  It depends on where I'm at (home/office).  I
> keep the dynatext
> cd's because there are manuals on them you can't find
> anywhere else (i.e. on the
> 5.5 cd there's the HP Basic Manual,  I can't find it anywhere else)
>
>
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> Larry Barnes
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