Alan, In my current job, I search for information a lot. My first choice for searching and reading is always the BookManager bookshelves I have downloaded to my workstation with Softcopy Librarian. I use the downloaded PDF format when I want to print something from the manuals.
On-line, I still prefer the BookManager format for speed. PDF books always take longer to download if I don't already have it on my own machine. The Information Centers are okay for searching, but often give too many unrelated hits on term. I prefer searching within a Bookshelf. At least I can set up limits for searching the Information Centers to keep the results more focused. I was never a real fan of the LibraryCenters. They seemed to make Firefox slow way down. Could I cope without BookManager? Probably, but I feel that it would slow me down to do without it. I also like the consistency of being able to read books with BookManager Read on the host z/VM or z/OS system if I need to do that. Lookat uses the BookManager format for messages. I would hate to lose Lookat function on either TSO or the web. --Roger On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com>wrote: > In order to reduce expenses, reduce the amount of time it takes to produce > softcopy documentation, and eliminate dependencies on > soon-to-be-unsupported internal tools (nothing to do with BookManager READ > software), we are thinking about eliminating BOOK (.boo) files from z/VM > softcopy production. > > The z/VM Information Center and PDF files would still be produced. > > Does this create a hardship for anyone? If not, no need to speak up. If > yes, details please. If you prefer to respond offline, feel free. > > Regards, > Alan > > z/VM Development (T - 13 days) > IBM Endicott >
