[Coco] nitrOS-9 documentation

[Mark Marlette]

Frank,

If you are trying to use edit to edit scripts....uggggghhhhhhh

Get a screen editor like VED or another. Things are hard enough without
making the simple things hard.....

Check it out on our web site.

Mark
Cloud-9

Quoting Frank Pittel <fwp at deepthought.com>:

> The problem is that there isn't much available to read. While
> "hacking"
> away at a problem might work in some situations it is a non-starting
> solution in another. One of the things that I commonly see in the
> documentation that I have for nitros and other software for it is the
> passing comment to edit a file. That sounds easy enough until one
> goes
> ahead and fires up edit. The poke at it until you figure out how it
> works
> is a non-starter with edit. :-(
>
> As a unix admin I agree that not every situation can be documented
> and that
> for some things the trial and error approach to solving problems can
> be a
> good learning experience. However there are other times that it can
> be
> dangerous to go plodding through some things with no idea of what
> you're
> doing.
>
> Frank
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 02:18:51PM +1000, Bob Devries wrote:
> > 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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> >
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