[comp.sys.misc] Microsoft Documentation

jbs@lznh.UUCP (<10000>John Skiendziel) (01/15/88)

Does anyone Know if it is possible to purchase the documentation
Only (Not the Software) from for the Microsoft packages from Microsoft,
like MS C 5.0 documentation, MS WORD Documentation ...
If so, where and how?

Thanks
JBS
lznh!jbs

johnl@ima.ISC.COM (John R. Levine) (01/16/88)

In article <392@lznh.UUCP> jbs@lznh.UUCP (<10000>John Skiendziel) writes:
>Does anyone Know if it is possible to purchase the documentation
>Only (Not the Software) from for the Microsoft packages from Microsoft,
>like MS C 5.0 documentation, MS WORD Documentation ...

For PC products at least, the documentation comes with the product, and if you
have a legal copy of the product, you have the documentation. I realize that
sometimes it's useful to look at the documentation to decide whether you want
to buy something, but in general to sell documentation separately would be an
open invitation to software piracy. So I doubt that Microsoft, or any other
micro software vendor, is very interested in selling you a copy of any of
their manuals.

For a definitive answer, call them at 206-882-8088 and ask them.
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