[Coco] nitrOS-9 documentation

[Bob Devries]

You know, a lot of people have said that the OS-9 docs are not for the feint 
hearted, and yet, it is all most of us have used to get to the knowledge 
level we are at.

I believe that persistence, and constant "hacking" at it is the way to learn 
how it works. I started (way back when OS-9 level 1 came out) by just 
reading the OS-9 manuals, particularly the tech ref manual, and trying 
different things until it was working, and most important of all, read, 
read, read.

Also, I was never afraid to ask silly questions. :P

--
Regards, Bob Devries. Dalby, Queensland, Australia.
Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to.
http://e4god.com/freeblogs/bdevries/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Pittel" <fwp at deepthought.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] nitrOS-9 documentation


> On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 11:09:17PM -0400, RJRTTY at aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 7/4/05 10:39:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> theother_bob at yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> <<  The lack of NOS documentation is what drove me to work on this in the
>>  first place... I'll get back on it!
>>
>>  cheers,
>>  Bob >>
>>
>>        We need more like you Bob.    Everybody who loves the coco
>> should try to make a like contribution to the community.   Find a
>> need and meet it!!
>
> I agree completely. After reading Bob's mail I wanted to offer to help
> until I realized that I was the one asking for the documentation!! :-)
> It is important that we all remember that writing the documentation for
> a software application such as nitros-9 is not a very glamorous job while
> at the same time it's vital to the success of the application.
>
> I would like to offer to proof read the documentation. What I offer is the
> opinion of someone that knows little about nitros-9 but wants to learn. I
> have found that much of the available documentation is written for people
> that already have a strong understanding of it. This leaves the newbie 
> like
> myself scratching our heads trying to make sense of it.
>
> Frank
>
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