Subj : Re: Computers
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Oct 30 2022 00:09:44

 Ni>  bo> Do computers come with manuals anymore? What do you get with your new
 Ni>  bo> iMac? 
 Ni> 
 Ni> Recently at work, the company owner ordered a new M1 Mac Mini for some
 Ni> iOS deveopment work I needed to do.  It didn't come with any manuals.
 Ni> 
 Ni> For my PCs at home, usually I like building my own PCs.  I like the fact
 Ni> that components like motherboards, etc. still come with manuals.  I
 Ni> don't think many other PC components come with much of a manual though.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Around 1993 or 1994, I remember buying a copy of MS-DOS 6.0 and it came
 Ni> with a manual that had a cartoon depiction of a street with a couple
 Ni> cars on the back. I liked that manual.
 Ni> 

I've collected a few DOS manuals, for DOS 5, DOS 6, also GW BASIC.

Is the manual you are referring to the "Take a road trip with the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade" one?

I have that, and it has a cartoon drawing of a road on the front and back with cars, a traffic light, signs and such.

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