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Re: Win32 Online Documentation -- Revisited
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Win32 Online Documentation -- Revisited
- From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao at a dot crl dot com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 07:16:12 -0600
- Organization: Spectrum Healthcare Services
- References: <199711190417.XAA16500@bw.webex.net>
Paul Garceau wrote:
>
> I've found the msdn reference library (Win32) and have
> been accessing it. It is very impressive and nicely layed out, MS.
>
> To access anything using the Java VM that is the basis of the MSDN
> library takes a very long time (average of 10 minutes per link) for
> download and display of the information available (complete Win32
> documentation it appears).
>
> I've known this was available for level 1 MSDN members (a free MSDN
> membership w/access to the MSDN library after MSDN registration).
>
> Does anyone know where I might find downloadable documentation (one big
> chunk or as part of some other currently available distribution) on the
> net which is similar in scope and depth to the MSDN Win32 documentation?
How much effort are you willing to put in just to save $500? Do you
realize you are trying to download more than 1GB of information in "one
big chunk"? I'd say give Microsoft the $500 and save yourself a lot of
trouble.
--
Weiqi Gao
weiqigao@a.crl.com
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