tat@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com (Tom Thackrey) (08/02/89)
In article <3045@blake.acs.washington.edu> djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) writes: >Speaking of the Microsoft programmer's library CD-ROM package... > >Has anyone tried it out? How fast is access? Is it worth the $950? >Do you actually use any of the online docs and code samples? > I have a copy and use it frequently. I don't use the TSR mode because it uses too much memory and most of my work requires Windows which doesn't like TSRs. It contains a lot of documentation and a fair amount of source code. The features I like best are 1) documenataion for products I don't have, but occasionally have questions about (like the Windows device driver developers kit), 2) Ability to search documents for a word or phrase (like a module name or message, 3) Source code for examples from several well known books to compile and explore. I think the $950 price you quote must include the CD-ROM drive. I have a drive so the price was about $350-$400 I don't remember exactly. If you can use the TSR mode it would increase the usefulness quite a bit.
Tom.Thackrey@mamab.FIDONET.ORG (Tom Thackrey) (08/05/89)
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tat@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com (Tom Thackrey) (08/09/89)
In article <167.24DDB56B@mamab.FIDONET.ORG> Tom.Thackrey@mamab.FIDONET.ORG (Tom Thackrey) writes: > > >-- >Fidonet: Tom Thackrey via 1:363/9 >Internet: Tom.Thackrey@mamab.FIDONET.ORG >Usenet: ...!peora!rtmvax!libcmp!mamab!Tom.Thackrey Someone has sent the above message in my name, I do NOT appreciate it!