It was a guide to how to operate the ENIAC system ... perhaps not what we would call an operating system today, but it was a guide to how to operate the ENIAC system and its software. Lots of hardware though. I took a look at the document - Joe was a speaker at a conference I put together - and he showed it off. It looked decent, had a recognizable structure, etc.
JG Dick Margulis wrote: > John Garison wrote: >> You could make an argument that some of the Romans (Julius Caesar and >> Claudius among them) were doing technical writing when describing how >> to build fortifications, aqueducts, ports, and the like. >> >> Joe Chapline was the very first person whose full time job was >> "Software Technical Writer." Joe worked for Eckert and Mauchley back >> in the late-1940s and created the very first Operating System User >> Guide for, I believe, the ENIAC computer. >> > > Whatever Joe wrote, I doubt very much if it had anything to do with an > "operating system" in the late 1940s. > > I never studied Latin and so I can't back up your assertion about > Julius and Claudius, but I was thinking that Leonardo certainly > qualified. Ever take a look at his notebooks? And there are plenty of > Medieval manuscripts (as well as incunabula derived from them) that > take the form (and title) of an encyclopaedia and consist of many > short articles describing all things technical. > > Dick > http://ampersandvirgule.blogspot.com/ > > ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
