The only major advantage I can see would be searchability. I have some novels in pdb format on my computer at home. You'd be surprised how much text can fit into a simple text file, although I can imaging that once you start including images the size would jump!From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Scouted: Dell follows Apple: Eliminates Floppies Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:23:12 +0100At 10:07 10-2-2003 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote:Some of the manuals are pretty thick, so the electronic version would be *huge* (if it even exists -- you know, copyright issues and stuff like that). I'd rather have the printed version than the electronic version, but that's of course just a matter of personal preference.One comment about buying it at on-line auctions: make sure that the software on offer comes *with* the manuals. A few years ago I was looking for this kind of stuff, and found that it's often just the software (without the manuals) that's being sold.I just want to mention that if the manuals aren't included, you *do* have alternatives.
1) Check for manuals online (PDF, PDB, TXT, HTML or DOC format). (Every once in a while, one hits a newsgroup or made available through a website.)
Jon
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