Subj : Any C++ in MAXS302.ZIP ?
To   : Scott Dudley
From : Mvan Le
Date : Fri Feb 26 2010 07:40 pm

SD> - Microsoft Word. I think earlier versions were in WordPerfect, but I
SD> transitioned to Word for DOS at some point, and
SD> eventually to WinWord. I can't say I'd recommend it for
SD> a 300 page manual, or at least I wouldn't have at the

I was just wondering what the best Word processor was to use on Max.doc.
Preferably something that does proper pagination and Table Of Contents. I
think editting the current Max.doc is kind of painful without a good word
processor.

SD> time. For the printed version, I recall having to
SD> manually use the Word line-drawing tools to add
SD> crop/registration marks to each individual section of
SD> the manual (of which there were at least a dozen).
SD> Needless to say, changing the page size was not an
SD> option after I did that.

Didn't Word have a Header/Footer feature you could have used ?

SD> - What's this "IDE" thing, anyway?  Early versions were
SD> written using the Turbo C IDE. My memory after that is
SD> fuzzy.

IDE. I never code outside of one.

I was trying to get an idea of what was used to write Maximus back in the day.
I'm nosing around the Watcom C/C++ IDE and I have to say, it sucks compared to
Visual Studio.

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