amoroso,
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A young developer who never used Windows 98 back in the day stumbled upon an introductory book on the operating system and posted his impressions on skimming it, which brought him joy. He wrote:

"I was also left with the impression that perhaps I would like more software to come with a physical manual."

https://jamesg.blog/2024/05/19/windows-98-manual

underlap,
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@amoroso Not sure a physical manual is strictly necessary, but good documentation is precious.

lachlan,
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@amoroso As a kid - I loved the MS DOS 5 and Windows manuals. I read them all the time.

This, btw, is not a joke.

amoroso,
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@lachlan I loved printed manuals too.

jake4480,
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@amoroso woww this is such a cool story! I trawl thrift shops for finds like this too 🤣 and now have a new one to look out for since 98 is (and will always be) my favorite Windows 🔥

amoroso,
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@jake4480 I hope you'll get it too.

jake4480,
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@amoroso haha thanks! Now I'm wondering how common they are.. I do see early web stuff sometimes.

amoroso,
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@jake4480 Maybe not that common as AbeBooks doesn't carry much.

lopta,
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@amoroso Remember when computer manuals included a schematic?

amoroso,
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@lopta Absolutely.

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