On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Alan Altmark <[email protected]> wrote:
> I appreciate the sentiments. We are not particularly happy about getting > rid of them, but their time had come. In order to keep it to "one page", > the page was going to have to grow to a non-standard piece of paper > because the font was too small, both from an IBM printing standards > perspective and based on complaints from sysprogs. Non-standard = more > costly to produce. Alan, If these arguments really had any influence on the decision, then I think you're really far off... What we are happy about is the amount of text on that summary, not the physical and logistical issues when it is printed. Let alone the idea that we would need IBM to print it. I expect most VM sysprogs will have someone in the family who heard about this new thing called Internet and could download the PDF. And if printing will result in 3-4 pages, fine. How many of us have bothered to print in double-sided? Oh, and printing these days is electronic. There is hardly the issue of the IBM Printing Department needing to keep a supply of genuine fonts in lead and sufficient pairs of pliers to place those... Even if you would have a hand-written document it could be reproduced. I think the summary describes 3 different routes: tape, 1st level DVD and 2nd level DVD. It would have been more clear to order the content in "row major" so that you use just on of the 3 sections in it. What troubled me with it was that it missed vital steps in the process, and did not even refer to a section in the book that would have to be checked there. The other part that kept me busy was one step that was deliberately omitted since it happened by magic; would have been nice to explain that you don't have to pick up the RSU when it is merged in before. Bad idea to throw them away. But I would be happy with a "summary" chapter in the book that has the scenario for those who are not completely new to z/VM installation. Rob
