Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/08/16/04:03:11
Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Orlando Andico wrote:
>
> > What's wrong with grep? Or the search in the Info reader?
>
> I don't know what's wrong with these. I always find in the FAQ
> everything I need. But if people say that these tools are not enough,
> I have no reason not to believe them.
>
> If a program that accepts queries in a human language and answers them is
> possible, then it might make the process of finding relevant info easier.
Maybe this is a good time to jump in to this newsgroup for the first
time and express my thanks. I discovered djgpp just recently and
installed it on my Macintosh (!) [under the VirtualPC pentium emulator].
When I got the faq I was amazed. It's a BOOK! 134 pages! And FULL of
information. As a guy to whom a lot of this stuff is new, and who has
had to learn fast, I can say that the FAQ is wonderful and an excellent
job of presenting what a person really needs to know.
I printed it out on my HP LaserJet, bound it in a nice three-ring
binder, and spent several days reading it constantly. It still sits on
the shelf beside me and is invaluable.
I wouldn't know how you could improve it, but you certainly couldn't
improve it by subtracting information. That hard-won information is
what it's all about.
Great job.
Thanks.
--
Garry Roseman <mailto:memphis AT macconnect DOT com>
Writer & Freelance Programmer
Memphis TN USA
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