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Originally Posted by TaWee
Was posted elsewhere, by someone else, but it is the view of many when it comes to manuals for programs: "To the handicapper who was surprised that SPEC came with no manual - it's my feeling that the manuals that came with Sartin programs past were, in effect, useless. There were examples of run races, yes, but in terms of learning to use the program, there was next to nothing.
The whole point of Doc's programs (I thought) was "Here's the program. Now you figure out how to make it work best for you." Self-reliance rarely comes with a manual."
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Interesting. Is that how you train your doctors? Just hand them a scalpel and tell them to go figure out how to use it?
Obviously that's a ridiculous idea, but so is the assertion that Doc Sartin didn't provide any useful documentation.
With Validator 2 you got a 12 page set of doc's with thos pesky little details like how to install and set up the program, some basi definitions and concepts and a few races with various points illustrated. There was also an audio tape that ran for over an hour, and a twenty some odd page workbook that came with that, illustrating more races and going over the basics of the program with you. Add to that a Validator demo program that was available with three full cards and a workbook for practice.
In terms of further training, you could not buy Validator unless you were a member of the methodology. which came with either the yellow manual or several audio tapes and other introductory materials and a full year of the Follow Up, which added another 275 or so pages of documentation. Also included was the mail, telephone and in person support if you chose to avail yourself of them.
Self reliance may not come with a manual, but I'd just as soon you train those doctors a little before they start operating on prople.
Dick...