On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com> 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. I would like to add my voice to the many asking for the quick guides to be retained. I have installed the last 3 levels of z/VM using the quick guides. After installing z/VM 5.3 from tape (our 'traditional' method) I then did it again from DVD for the first time. z/VM 5.4 I did only using DVD (twice - once for ESP & once for GA). The most difficult bit is deciding which of the options is right for you and I do agree that there was a bit of intuition needed - but I completed the first DVD install within half a day of first seeing the guide, (so it can't have been that bad). I think we are in danger of somewhat missing the point of the quick guide. I never considered it to be full and comprehensive instructions for someone who has never done an install before. The manual does that job very well. It is more of a quick aide memoir for those who need prompts and checklists. After all, pilots know how to fly but they still use checklists to ensure they don't forget something - that doesn't mean we would expect someone to learn to fly from the checklist. Colin Allinson Amadeus Data Processing GmbH
