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Subject: Re: new iMac
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From: Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 09:39:12 -0400
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On 2015-09-04 19:16, Ken Springer wrote:
> On 9/4/15 4:53 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
>> On 2015-09-04 18:45, Invid Fan wrote:
>>> In article <0PWdnQqxpe1gF3TInZ2dnUU7-VWdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>>> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2015-09-04 05:42, Frank wrote:
>>>>> do new iMacs ship with user guide or manual?
>>>>
>>>> Waste of paper.
>>>>
>>>> There is a get going guide.  OTOH, turn it on, enter (or not) the info
>>>> it asks for and get whatever you need from the Apple site or many
>>>> others.
>>>
>>> The only problem is if you're having trouble getting online. Having
>>> most of the Help info actually on the computer instead of online would
>>> be useful. There's no reason iBooks couldn't come with the correct
>>> manual pre-installed.
>>
>> Can't disagree with you.  OTOH, in a few decades of setting up new
>> computers I've never needed a guide in getting a computer online
>> (Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris) within minutes of installing the basic
>> OS.  That includes a very nasty period for Windows+Modems and ISP's that
>> had no notion that users might need some guidance.
>
> The most negatively affected are the brand new user, not the experienced

Back then I wasn't experienced.  Managed.

And it was much harder then, than now.