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Title:DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:**New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)**
Moderator:CLOSET::ADLER
Created:Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:897
Total number of notes:4397

275.0. "Begging for information..." by 38299::THERIAULT () Tue Apr 21 1987 09:52

    
    In note 236.16, I asked about SCA because I was quite interested
    but had not heard of it.  I've tried to make a point of becoming
    informed of things that could have a direct impact on my work, but
    that is exceedingly difficult/frustrating.  Note 236.17 answered
    my request for SCA info.  I did a bit of snooping and found a treasure
    in CLT::SYS$PUBLIC:SURVIVAL_GUIDE_86.DOC in a related directory.
    This gives an excellent overview of what's going on in SDT.
    I'd love pointers to similar documents for other organizations --
    or even better, a pointer to a clearinghouse for such documents-- 
    or a relevant notes file --
    or anything that can ease the task of getting/staying informed.
    Much frustration stems from lack of knowing where to look for info,
    but even when you do find out, it is typically either content-free
    or incredibly detailed (there's not enough time in the world to
    read all the notes files to be informed, and get work done, too...)
    
    WOULD ANYONE WITH ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION *PLEASE* POST IT AS A
    REPLY TO THIS NOTE?
    
    I apologize in advance for writing this note, because it really
    doesn't belong in this conference.  I figured it might be a good
    place to get info, though, since a major portion of your audience
    (obviously) is concerned with documentation, and anything that can
    help DEC employees find out what's going on in their own company
    is worth the aggravation of one misplaced note...
                                             
    Thanks,
    Dan
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275.1A filter for information overloadVAXUUM::FARRWed Apr 22 1987 16:4324
    
    I think many people share your wish to stay informed and your
    frustration in accomplishing that.  Help is on the way.
    Stay tuned for a CUP newsletter that will focus on
    writing, editing, and production tools and techniques.  
    
    Here's an example of some items that will be featured
    in the newsletter:
    
      - Advances in online documentation and CDROM
      - Ongoing status of DOCUMENT and SGML, DOCUMENT and DDIF,
        DOCUMENT and graphics editors
      - Close examination of writing for a multi-national 
        company:  avoiding cultural bias, creating international
        products, etc.
      - Profiles of people who are discussing an expanded
        view of documentation; looking beyond product-based
        documentation 
    
    For more information, contact me at VAXUUM::FARR.
    
    
    
    Julie
275.2Don't forget the fringeCUPOLA::HAKKARAINENCrisis? What crisis?Wed Apr 22 1987 17:271
    Will someone digitize The Far Side as well?
275.3more info38299::THERIAULTThu Apr 23 1987 11:0698
    
      RE: .2
    
    Pardon the ignorance, but what's "The Far Side"?
    
      RE: .1
    
    Sounds like a worthwhile newsletter, and I'm definitely interested.
    I'll stay tuned to this channel for news of availability.
    
      RE: .0
    
    I appreciate the replies so far, and find them useful.
    I just want to make sure the scope of the question is clear, and
    report a couple of examples, so others can be saved some pain.
    
    * I browsed through a copy of the course material for
      "Introduction to DIGITAL for Engineers" -- excellent!
      (I plan to take it as soon as I can manage it, even though I've
      been with DEC for a couple years now.)
      It includes (not an exhaustive list):
      ** a lot of good stuff on corporate culture
      ** some info on DEC products
    ->** The 1986 Engineering Guide
         Document Identifier:  EL-ENGRS-OM-00-0 Rev E. 31-Mar-1986
         ABSTRACT:  This guide presents general information about Digital
         and specific information about Engineering.  Included are
         descriptions of most engineering, marketing, manufacturing,
         sales, and service groups.  The Guide also includes name and
         subject indexes.
         APPLICABILITY:  This guide is intended as a reference source
         for new engineers or anyone requiring information about design,
         development, test, support, or production efforts at Digital.
         [Ain't *that* a kick in the head?  This seems to be a *great*
         place to start information hunts...  What a treasure!  ...
         and to think that I'd never heard of it until a couple days
         ago...]
    
    * I stumbled across CLT::SYS$PUBLIC:SURVIVAL_GUIDE_86.DOC, another
      great find, describing, among other things, all of the projects going
      on in the Software Development Technologies Group (including Commercial
      Languages and Tools), and who the project leaders are.
      There's also a section on Management roles -- isn't it great to
      have *some* idea of what's expected of you? 
    
    * I am in the Artificial Intelligence Technology Center, which consists
      of four groups:
         Artificial Intelligence Applications (I'm in this one)
         Artificial Intelligence Technology (lisp, ops5, prolog, ...)
         Intelligence Systems Technology (xcon, expert sys/manufacturing,...) 
         Artificial Intelligence Marketing
      I had a decent idea of what the other groups were doing, but ISTG
      was a bit of a mystery.  After some *serious* hunting, I managed
      to get hold of what they call E97's (why?) -- descriptions of
      all projects, including project leaders and plans!  I won't publish
      a direct pointer, but knowing what to ask for is almost the whole
      battle -- it took some serious sleuthing.
    
    * As for info about AIAG, I managed to get someone to consolidate common
      materials in AIAG::AI$ROOT:[AIAG...]
      There are subdirectories for papers, project-review slides, monthly
      status reports, ...
      Each item in the monthly report contains a one-paragraph description
      of what it is, in addition to the status for that month.
      I'm not sure how much of this information is/will-remain public...
      It was just set up yesterday, so it's not fully populated yet.
    
    This info may help some other poor unfortunate save some time in
    getting/staying informed.  I'd like to see other groups posting
    pointers to similar overviews or repositories of information...
    It would also be nice to have access to repositories of info of
    a corporate-wide nature -- especially on-line.  Ideally, this would
    include all of the corporate-culture things, like:
    * <I assume "The Far Side" would be a good thing to include>
    * Sayings of Chairman Ken
    * Pragmatic Negotiations
    * Internal Memos for Engineers (Russ Doane's great tips)
    * Matrix Organizations
    * Bootcamp
    * Committee Rules                               
    * A study in corporate cultures: DEC
       the myth:
        The Philosophy
        A Cultural Operating Manual
       the reality:
        Herospeak
          (Reesa Abrams)              
    * <other tips on writing, making presentations, career planning, ...>
    * <useful bibliographies; pointers to more info>
    * <Master indices into all of this material>
                                                
    Is it time to start a new notes file?
    Is there an appropriate one already?  -- I'll wade through the list
    again when I get a chance.
    
    Thanks to everyone (so far, and in advance) for any information
    that can be of help.  I offer another apology to DOCUMENT developers
    for the misuse of their notes file... 
275.4CUPOLA::HAKKARAINENR.I.P. Mr. GreenjeansThu Apr 23 1987 11:294
    "The Far Side" is a cartoon syndicated in many U.S. newspapers.
    
    kh
275.5what's the goal?VAXUUM::KOHLBRENNERThu Apr 23 1987 12:2914
    Gee, after reading about all that stuff in reply .3, I am more
    convinced that a policy of "actively avoiding information that
    is not pertinent to my job" is the only way to get any work done.
    
    For some time I've maintained that "If I don't need to know it,
    I don't want to know it."  That occasionally gets me into trouble,
    but it makes me much more productive the rest of the time.
    
    Of course there is a balance to be struck between running with
    blinders on and running with a blindfold on...
    
    It's kind of like driving your car down the road and insisting that
    you look closely at each and every tree, fencepost, bird, vehicle,
    etc.  You'd better be driving pretty slowly if that is your goal.
275.6ahem -- here's why...38299::THERIAULTThu Apr 23 1987 14:0551
      RE: .5
    
    The goal, for me, is simple.  Most of the time, I can do my job
    with locally-available info -- I've been here for a couple years,
    and still know very little about what's going on in DEC beyond the
    boundaries of my own group.  In a way, that's great, but in another
    way, it's pathetic....  When I *do* need information, it takes *so*
    much time/trouble to hunt it down (because it is not readily available)
    that I lose time in the hunt that I could otherwise devote to working.
    Sometimes it is just too much trouble, so I go on in ignorance.
    Can you imagine how much needless duplication of effort goes on
    in this corporation?  and how many projects die that might have
    turned into strong products if they'd been integrated or developed
    synergistically with others? how many things are done from scratch
    or in a less-than-execellent (I would have said half-***ed, but
    I want to be polite) manner when there are tools in existence or
    in development that they could have used to make their jobs easier?
    Do you have to spend most of your life wading through notes files
    to become/remain informed?  What I'm looking for is a way to
    *effectively* become and remain informed about what's going on beyond
    my cubicle.
    
    Let's take an example we can all relate to:  I had never heard of
    DOCUMENT just a couple weeks ago.  Our group uses LaTeX (which I
    think is a crock), and of the time I could allocate for writing,
    a substantial portion was wasted on fiddling around with typesetting
    instead of concentrating on what I wanted to express.
    Massive ignorance?  I confess... but there was no hint of such a
    product in my immediate environment.  Until recently, I almost never
    looked at notes files, but that appears to be the only way to get
    useful information.  Unfortunately, that useful information is hidden
    amidst reams of garbage, not well organized or indexed, full of
    contradiction, replication, and irrelevant and obsolete information.
    
    I didn't ask for that information so I could spend all my time wading
    through useless information; I asked so I would know just where
    to go for the information I need, when I need it -- and so I can
    browse when I can free up some time to find out things I'm not
    specifically looking for.  It's nice to develop software, but it's
    not so nice to develop it in a vacuum, independent of some higher
    corporate strategy, divorced from all other software already
    (being) produced, and ignoring tools/techniques that can make
    development more productive.
    
    I think that even though it takes me some time to collect this
    information, it will make me more effective and productive in the
    long run (and probably in the short run, too -- even with the time
    loss...)  Making the information public may save some other poor
    soul the trouble.  If others pooled a bit of effort, we could all
    benefit without a major time-sink for anyone.  
                                                 
275.7yeah, maps are neededVAXUUM::KOHLBRENNERThu Apr 23 1987 14:247
    Hmmm....
    
    Maybe it is hopeful people, like you, who will bring some
    order to the chaos.   Perhaps I've simply given up on 
    dealing with the chaos.
    
    Are we in a forest?  All I can see is trees...                   
275.8Take a look at this.MARTY::FRIEDMANThu Apr 23 1987 15:213
ANCHOR""::NET$LIBRARY:EASYNOTES.LIS

275.9I work for DEC, not for an isolated cost center!CLOSET::KAIKOWThu Apr 23 1987 16:0310
re: 275.6

I FULLY agree.

It's a wonder that DEC stays in business operating the way it does.

Too few employees realize that they work for DEC, not for an isolated cost 
center.

Hmmmm, this is not the right place to discuss how to run an organization.
275.10NOTES, by itself, not sufficientCLOSET::KAIKOWThu Apr 23 1987 16:057
re: 275.8

NOTES are a fine tool but it is rarely properly used.

It needs, among other things, the capability of TOPIC MODERATOR.
Such a request has been entered in the NOTES wishlist conference, 
I think that it is at CLT::vaxnotes_V2.
275.11Some answers...38299::THERIAULTFri Apr 24 1987 09:4449
    (I'll try not to repeat anything said earlier...)
    
      RE: .9
    
    BRAVO!  A corporate citizen!  Thanks for the support.  Let's do
    something.
    
      RE: .10
    
    We'll have to make do with what we have and try to make sure we
    get something better.  Thanks for the pointer.
    
      RE: .8
    
    Thanks for the pointer.  I happened to know about that one already,
    but someone else may find it useful.  (If the reply was sarcastic,
    note how I am relatively unphased, and willing to take a few sucker
    punches to get what I'm really after...)
        
      RE: .7
    
    Thanks for this note, Mr. K. (what's your first name, anyway...).
    It shows a refreshing lack of arrogance and a willingness to
    think/introspect that I wish more people had.  [I've been described
    both as an incurable optimist and a hopeless pessimist, a dreamer/cynic
    (they all blend somewhere along the line, anyway...), but never
    "hopeful".  I try to be a realist -- it's just that reality can
    be really funky at times :-).]  Don't give up on dealing with the
    chaos -- do something about it, and it will become manageable.
    
    I believe there are a lot of people in this corporation who feel
    the same frustration, and with a small catalyst, it takes only a
    few strategically placed ones, each investing a tiny but coordinated
    effort, to eliminate this major problem.  That catalyst consists of:
    *) A reinforcement of the feeling of frustration/need that they
       almost certainly have felt.
    *) An indication that lots of others have felt the same way
    *) An approximate assessment of the cost to the corporation of this
       problem -- opportunity cost, direct bottom-line loss, employee
       dissatisfaction, productivity losses, etc.
    *) A comfortable feeling that someone is willing to sacrifice something
       substantial to improve the situation
    *) A feeling that a small contribution on their part will solve
       part of the company-wide problem.
    
    I'll post another couple of replies to address some of the issues
    that need addressing.  Right now, I'm getting a bit nervous about
    my machine crashing...

275.12re: .4ASGNQH::BALDJohn B. Stranger in a strange landFri Apr 24 1987 14:252
    Wait a minute.  Hold everything.  When did Mr. Greenjeans die?
    
275.13Yeah, R.I.P.VAXUUM::KOHLBRENNERFri Apr 24 1987 15:483
    a few days ago.  A nice interview with Capt Kangaroo on public radio
    in which it was pointed out that he was the gentle character that
    he played on the program.           ---
275.14CLOSET::KAIKOWFri Apr 24 1987 16:523
re: 275.12

I think that it was 2 days ago.
275.15See how useful this is, already?38299::THERIAULTMon Apr 27 1987 11:381
    :-)
275.16Changing DIGITAL strategy, and how we fit in.38299::THERIAULTMon Apr 27 1987 11:5238
    DIGITAL is undergoing a major change from producer/seller of widgets
    to provider of solutions.  This has tremendous impact on how we
    will be doing our jobs.  Essentially, knowing what's going on in
    other parts of DEC will become a minimum requirement for effective
    performance of our jobs.  Isolationists will lose.
    
    The transition has already started in marketing.  Sales reps now
    have to discuss the customer's business problems and propose an
    appropriate configuration of hardware, software and services for
    solving those problems.  (If you don't believe me, ask someone in
    marketing.  I did.  In fact, I'm working on an "expert system" to
    help them out...)  This means that our sales force is trying to
    propagate the illusion that we have what it takes to solve customers'
    problems.
    
    Naturally, our documentation should reinforce that illusion.  So,
    you writers will have to put everything in an appropriate perspective.
    The new DECwindows standard may help you out a bit, since products
    will now at least superficially resemble each other.
    
    Now for the software developers among us.  You know our management
    is much too wise to let our customers look past the veil to find
    a bunch of independently-conceived/developed hacks pasted together,
    when they expect to find elegant, integrated solutions.  So of course
    this transition from widgets to solutions will propagate to software
    development, too.
    
    We know SDT's products are well-planned and consistent, but what
    about the rest of us in the corporation?  We should be seeing much
    more communication, coordination, and shared planning/design/development
    efforts across organizational boundaries.  Point solutions will
    be okay as experiments, but proper integration/synergy will be
    necessary for such an experiment to become more than a toy --
    especially if there is to be any hope of release as a product.
    
    If you've been laughing at these requests for information, stop
    a moment to look around...  maybe you'll be searching soon, too.
                                                                    
275.17How YOU can solve this problem, quickly/easily.38299::THERIAULTMon Apr 27 1987 12:1865
    Here are a few steps for solving DIGITAL's internal corporate
    information management problem, followed by some discussion.
    You will note that the steps for getting information should take
    only a few minutes' investment.  A system will evolve for using that
    information more effectively and conveniently.
    
    0) If you don't feel your organization is worth knowing about, do nothing.
       Maybe it will quietly fade away, and you can find a worthwhile
       job elsewhere.  The rest of us don't care to be bothered with
       dead-ends, anyway.  (Better yet, post something sarcastic, so
       we can all appreciate your biting wit and value to DIGITAL.)
    
    1) If you feel there's some shred of value to your job, find an
       up-to-date document describing your organization, with a couple-page
       overview of each project, including project leader, current status,
       and plans.  Please post a pointer to a readable version of the
       document, spelling out the full name of your organization in
       the reply's title.  That is exactly the kind of information the
       rest of us need convenient access to.
    
       If it doesn't exist, that says something sad about your management.
       If it exists, and you don't know about it, that says something
       sad about you.
    
    2) If you know of some other useful, but unrepresented, work going
       on within DIGITAL, please post relevant information about it,
       or prod someone else to.
    
    3) If there are interesting pet projects going on in your organization,
       or interesting ideas that you'd like to explore, but lack the
       time/resources, post pointers to summaries of those, too.  Someone
       else may be able to help out in some way.  You know that's the
       way the best products get started...  
    
    That's all it takes, folks!  It's no hopeless dream...
    
    I volunteer to spend any time I can afford to sift through it and
    do my best to organize it in as usable a form as possible.  With
    a bit of work, we can generate a few alternative master indices
    into it to make directed search more effective.
    
    What we need is a "living document" because this thing must be
    up-to-date for maximum utility.  To reach its full potential is
    an exercise in corporate information management stretching the limits
    of our database management, information retrieval,
    indexing/report-generation, browsing/navigation, text processing,
    and even so-called Artificial Intelligence techniques.
    
    If we solved our own corporate information problems adequately,
    we could package the tools we developed for it, and I'd stake my
    job on the assertion that other corporations, world-wide, would
    be knocking down our doors, money in hand...
    After all (as Kamesh Ramakrishna pointed out), when we solved our
    own networking problems, we sure had a dandy bunch of products --
    look at what that's doing for us now...             
    
    And as Del Prothero said, "Where the pain is ... is where you'll
    find the most progress in solution-building."  Let's do something
    about it.
    
    Note to DOCUMENT people:  if we get any useful information from
    this, I'll move the stuff elsewhere, so it doesn't clog up your
    notes file.  Thanks for not putting up a fuss so far.
    
    Dan
275.18DECWET::KOSAKMon Apr 27 1987 18:5939
    Groups doing documentation should find these interesting.  I've
    been working to get our group producing totally compound documents,
    and it's coming together very well.  I recently put together a couple
    of memos describing the cost savings we expect to realize by doing
    this (as compared to producing documents using traditional methods).
    
    Both memos can be found at DECWET::DISK$WORK3:[kosak.public] and
    were produced using DOCUMENT (of course).  One contains illustrations
    and is available in PostScript format only.  The other is available
    in PostScript and LN03 format.
    
    Filenames:
    
    ONLINE_ILLUSTRATION.PS 
    ----------------------
    describes cost savings we expect to realize on our project by doing
    all illustration online.  It includes a few sample illustrations
    produced with GRED.  Many of the CUP groups have already seen this
    one so if it sounds familiar don't bother with it, it's nothing
    new.
    
    TYPESET.PS  or TYPESET.LN3
    --------------------------
    compares estimated costs of setting up and producing final masters on
    an APS Micro-5G, a Linotronic L300, (both photo typesetting machines)
    and a Varityper VT-600 (a 600 dot per inch plain paper typesetter
    that works with PostScript files).  We're going to evaluate a VT-600
    as soon as we can get one in here (PO is being cut now).  If it
    works out we should be able to save the company a substantial amount
    of money.
    
    These give a fairly good idea of what we're up to, but I'm also
    in the process of putting together a Production and Illustration Guide 
    that describes how our group operates.  I'll post a pointer to that
    when it's ready for distribution, probably sometime in June.

    Hope this is what you had in mind,
    
    -- Craig
275.19Yes!38644::THERIAULTTue Apr 28 1987 09:1617
    A million thanks!  That's exactly what I had in mind!  
    ... especially the "Production and Illustration Guide that DESCRIBES
    HOW OUR GROUP OPERATES..."
    (If you can slip a few words [or a diagram!] into it, telling where
    your group fits in organizationally in DEC, that would help, too.)
    
    Would you mind slipping a copy of the source in the same directory (no need
    to post another pointer).  We don't have a PostScript machine, and
    looking through the source would be better than seeing nothing at all.   
    
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope others follow your lead... <<<<<<<<<<<<<<     
    In things like this, it's always hardest to get the first few responses.  
    That takes a bit of courage on the part of the people responding
    (or a bit of beating about the head)...                         
                                                                   
    Thanks again,
    Dan
275.20More information...38644::THERIAULTFri May 01 1987 08:4975
      RE: .19, .17
    
    Craig and I had some VAXmail communication...
    He won't be making the sources available, primarily because they are
    signed, (essentially) finished documents and he wouldn't want anyone to
    modify them and distribute them under his name.
    
    This is very reasonable, and print-ready versions are *much*
    better than nothing.  DVI files would be even better...
    With appropriate browsing tools DVI for documents would-be/are quite
    sufficient, and would help solve a number of related (potential)
    security problems.
    
    You can add access control to the list of things
    mentioned in .17 that would be necessary to engineer into a suitable
    information system.  After all, that information is very valuable
    to the corporation, and we want to keep it within DIGITAL, in a
    way that protects its integrity, without stifling access to people
    who need it.  ...a few real-world trade-offs we must address.

    About browsing tools:    
    * Craig mentioned an effort under way for a DECwindows-based online
      document reader that may suit our needs.
      See COLORS::ONLINE_INFORMATION for details.
    * We somehow got DVI2VWS on our cluster.  It's great for looking
      at DVI files, but it ran out of font space when I tried to look at 
      the DVI file for my slides.  That will probably be fixed soon.  
      See DOCUMENT note 410 for info on this previewer.
    * M1 was a fantastic, VWS extension of FLIP, for browsing through
      documents.  (I think the name VIOLA was used for the corresponding
      project.)
      * Is there still any active development in this area?
      * When can we expect usable results?
      * Is DOCUMENT still compatible with these efforts (I seem to remember
        these things as DSR-based.)
                                   
    About corporate information management:
    * I was just looking at the Distributed Information Systems group's
      CHARTER(?)(1986) (I'd previously looked at its projects, which are mostly
      database software like RDB, TDMS, DATATRIEVE), and found things
      like:
      "develops software products to manage departmental and corporate
       information"
      "provide data management in a distributed environment"
      "DISG strategy calls for increasing emphasis on OLTP and other
       high-end (complex) applications and the tools required for operating
       in that environment.  The applications require strategic focus
       on high-performance run-time environments, distributed database
       systems, and dictionary management/control services."
      "works with the rest of SDT to create a common set of object
       definitions, an Element Database, to allow better integration
       of languages, tools, and information management products."
      There is even some mention of "expert based" software...
    * looks like we have a good substrate to build on, and maybe they
      have/will focus some of their efforts at the high end...
    * We have the technology.  We can rebuild him, better than he was
      before...  (Pardon the attempt at the 6 million dollar man quote)
                                                     
    About some other private communications:
    * Everyone I talk to seems to agree that we need (more effective)
      access to information about what's going on within DEC, and has
      become extremely frustrated by attempts to become informed, even
      about specific topics.
    * Just yesterday, at a AAAI planning meeting, Charles Smith (Educational
      Services) and I accidentally discovered we'd both been having
      independant development efforts on the same topic -- a Services
      Advisor.  We will be meeting to learn more about each others'
      work in that area, and see if we can pool resources.  I can't
      tell you how much I *HATE* wasting my time and effort...
      We can't function effectively as a corporation if we rely on lucky
      accidents like this, instead of effective communication channels.
    
    About getting more information, here:
    * Come on, people!  Help out, will ya?!  We *ALL* need this...
                                                                       
275.21More Sources of Information38644::THERIAULTFri May 01 1987 13:1628
    
    aitg::hardware.dvi -- Future Digital Hardware -- Bruce AITG::Foster
        (great survey...)
                        
    Management, at least in Engineering, apparently have a "Yellow Book"
    and a "Green Book" describing all projects in Engineering.  These
    are very private -- probably to keep them from falling into enemy
    hands.  Maybe if you're really nice, your manager will let you take
    a peek in one of them...
    
    The VMSinterest mailing list is a source of timely information
    via SQM (Software Quality Management?)
    
    There is also a DIGITAL Information Systems mailing list that may
    be useful to us.
    
    If you feel like exploring, there may be a way to do it:
    * with all the clustering going on, groups seem to be using their
      names (like AIAG, ISTG, AITG, CLT, ...) as a cluster alias.
    * it seems like the SYS$PUBLIC logical is viewed as semi-standard
      within DIGITAL                                               
    * people also tend to put public stuff in their decnet accounts,
      as in the first example above... 
    This may make poking around more feasible, and may be used as a

    The info above represents a certain amount of investment of time
    (little of it mine), and people may save each other lots of time
    by sharing the results of their efforts...  (hint, hint)
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275.23please don't post binary files!DECWET::HUNTLiz HuntFri May 15 1987 14:1912
    re: .22
    
    I would like to suggest that you NOT post .LN3 or postscript files
    in this note file!!  Please post a pointer to such files, or offer
    to mail them to those interested.
    
    Because I'm a bit of a distance from VAXUUM and CLOSET, I read this
    conference by extracting unseen notes to a file with a batch job.
    I don't appreciate having my batch extract cluttered up with an
    unreadable binary file!
    
    Thank you.
275.24Announcing the PIGDECWET::KOSAKFri May 15 1987 19:2428
    Well, I'm pleased to announce that the Production and Illustration
    Guide (PIG) I mentioned in .18 is complete.  I've also extracted
    portions of the PIG and created an Illustration Guide for those
    that would like to know more about using GRED, but aren't interested
    in the production procedures contained in the complete document.
    The sections on using GRED, capturing VAXstation windows, and using
    our GRED library have the potential for being quite useful. 
    
    The files are available in PostScript format only.  They are both 
    large, and take 20 - 30 minutes to print on an LPS40.  I'm not sure
    how they would do on an LN03R or Laserwriter (may run into memory
    problems).  
    
    If you would like a copy of either of these documents, but don't
    have access to the proper kind of printer, send me MAIL with your
    interoffice mail stop, and I'll be glad to send you a hardcopy.

    The PIG can be copied from:
    
    	DECWET::DISK$WORK3:[KOSAK.PUBLIC]GUIDELINES_P.POST
    
    and the illustration guide from:
    
    	DECWET::DISK$WORK3:[KOSAK.PUBLIC]ILLUST_GUIDE.POST
    
    Regards,
    
    -- Craig
275.25Cross-posting from WR2FOR::WRITERNETDECWET::CUSTERThu Jun 04 1987 17:3041
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STAR::ETZEL                                          31 lines  22-AUG-1986 14:03
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    Hi. I maintain node NEWDOC.
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    Username: MENU Pasword: MENUDOC.
    
    [Do a SET HOST NEWDOC, then log in.]
    
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    NEWDOC's menu system exists primarily for CUP users here at ZKO
    (Nashua, NH). Most of the information is about DOCUMENT and
    using VMS, intended for new hires and also seasoned writers.
    We also have some info on using home terminals. At present,
    there are four menus available from the "Main Menu:"
    
    	DOCUMENT (SDML) Information Menu
    	DOCUMENT (SDML) Tools Menu
    	VMS User Menu (including using Notes, DCL commands for DOCUMENT)
  	Terminal User Menu
    
    The Main Menu also allows selection of other topics, including
    using VAXT to view files in the [WRITER...] directory tree.
    
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    Enjoy using NEWDOC.                        

    Mike 
275.26Another possibilityDECWET::CUSTERThu Jun 04 1987 17:3123
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JOKUR::BOICE "Jim Boice"                             16 lines  24-OCT-1986 10:59
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    Want to know which Digital standards were released last month?  
    Want to know what's up with the Phase Review Policy?  Do you 
    know how to order the Digital Dictionary?  Well, now there's 
    JOKUR::STANDARDS to help answer your internal Digital documentation 
    questions.

    This conference can be a way to:
    
        o  Announce newly released or revised documents.
        o  Identify sources for internal Digital Documents.
        o  Discuss document creation, release, and change processes.
    	o  Solicit comments about new or changing documents.
        o  Discuss documentation needs.
    
    To add JOKUR::STANDARDS to your notebook, press KP7.
    
275.27Update on NEWDOC's WRITER and MENU AccountsVAXUUM::ETZELMikeTue Jun 09 1987 14:5216
    The MENU account on NEWDOC no longer requires a password. It is
    a public account, so anyone within DEC can use it.
    
    The WRITER account also exists and gets you the same menu-oriented
    information display system as the MENU acc't. No password is required
    for the WRITER account. Both are captive accounts (no DCL).

    The information there includes most of the overheads from the DOCUMENT
    class I've been teaching, in TERMINAL format. Most of the info has
    been updated to Bl08, thus most of the BL06 information is no longer
    available.

    There is a help topic available from the Main (first) menu, if you
    need help.
    
    Mike    
275.28NEWDOC MENU stuff sounds neat!38644::THERIAULTFri Jun 19 1987 10:4011
      RE: .25,.26,.27
    
    Thanks!  That sure sounds interesting.  Why is it we seem to be
    getting information almost exclusively from DECWET:: ???  Are they
    the only ones doing useful things?
    
    Sorry I've been out of touch for a while...  node NEWDOC was
    unreachable when I tried.  Where is it physically located?  That
    may give some indication of how temporary the problem is.  My machine
    is in Hudson, MA.  Is there something in the SW_TOOLS_CATALOG that
    might permit convenient installation of the stuff on other machines?
275.29Across the river from Hudson NHTLE::SAVAGENeil, @Spit BrookFri Jun 19 1987 11:152
    Both Mike Etzel and NEWDOC reside at the Spit Brook facility in
    Nashua, New Hamphire.
275.30More on NEWDOCCLOSET::ETZELMikeFri Jun 19 1987 16:1815
    The information from NEWDOC's menu system is located in the directory
    NEWDOC::MENU_DOC:.  NEWDOC is an area 02 DECnet MicroVAX II owned
    and run by CUP at ZKO (the writing group). Thus, some of the information 
    is specific to CUP at ZKO. One would need to edit some text and
    menus files and command procedures as well. I have no plans (or
    time) for a VMSINSTAL kit.
        
    I'm checking with another person who installed it a system at BTO
    (Burlington, VT) to see what his experience was like and user reactions.

    I'll mail you the "instllation mail message" shortly.
    
    Mike    
        
    
275.31From one who has set it up (BTO)SKIVT::JARVISGarth JarvisSat Jun 20 1987 07:5221
I spent about 1/2 a day or so editing text, and removing ZKO/CUP specifics from
the files Mike provided me with.  It wasn't that bad, I believe I captured 
them all.  I started out by just doing a search thru all the files looking for
those specific characters, then did edits on the files.  Since they're mostly
all text files, it wasn't bad at all.  I did find that there were some 
contact people and phone numbers that I missed in the first pass, but I've 
removed them now.  One idea I had was to put the entire thing into VTX.  I
might still, since a lot of people know how to use VTX, and this gives them the
ability to save files to their own account.  

I just announced it to everyone on our cluster yesterday, and I have got feed-
back from a couple of people already that they like it, and wish there had
been something like that set up ages ago.  One person has used VMS for years
and has never understood anything about logicals and symbols, so they see this
as a great tool.


-great setup Mike!

Garth Jarvis
275.32Revised GRED Illustration Guide availableDECWET::KOSAKFri Aug 14 1987 11:5218
    I've just finished a revision of the DECwest Illustration Guide,
    and it is now available over the Net.  This version is intended
    to provide all the information needed to get up and running with
    GRED, and include the results in VAX DOCUMENT (as opposed to the last 
    version which was a supliment to the original "Guide to GRED"
    docuemnt).  Additional tips and hints for using GRED are provided, 
    as well as a section on producing standalone presentation overheads 
    (including some new templates in the DECwest GRED library).
    
    The only file available is in PostScript format, but if you don't
    have a PostScript printer, send a message to DECWET::KOSAK and I'll
    mail you a copy.  The PostScript file can be copied from:
    
    	DECWET::DISK$WORK3:[KOSAK.PUBLIC]ILLUST_GUIDE.POST	
    
    Corrections, comments, and critique are gladly accepted.
    
    -- Craig
275.33Error in GRED libraryDECWET::KOSAKMon Aug 17 1987 13:089
    The GRED library section of the Illustration Guide points to a UIS
    file of the Digital logo.  This item has been removed from the library,
    and is no longer available since it is not completely accurate.
    I'd like to ask that anyone who has already copied the logo please
    not use it.  
    
    Thanks,
    
    -- Craig