Re: suggestion/TASS FOR DUMMIES

["Shawn Dvorak" <sdvorak@bright.net>]

As a sort of TASS newbie and (usually) a lurker, I think a guide of some
sort would be very handy.  I am a computer professional, supporting a
variety of DOS, WIN95, and Unix machines, and feel confident in my ability.
 HOWEVER, I have been reading all of the postings and although I follow
most of the threads I still haven't deciphered the wheres and hows of all
the data and programs available.  An explanation of where data is located
and what it is (full URL's, please!) and the location/operation of software
to process the data.  I'd love to churn through some of the data and to
test out some of the s/w but just don't have weeks/months to hunt for
software/data and decipher its use as well as setting up a Linux machine
and installing Postgres and Perl;  maybe it's just selfish of me.  Maybe I
should volunteer to spend the time to figure it out and write the guide
like Chris suggests.  On the other hand it would be helpful to at least
have a few more tech notes written by the experts that give some directions
to those of us who weren't here as some of the programs and procedures were
created.

Shawn Dvorak
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> From: Chris Albertson <chris@topdog.pas1.logicon.com>
> To: tass@wwa.com
> Subject: Re: suggestion/TASS FOR DUMMIES
> Date: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 14:20
> 
> Tom Droege wrote:
> > 
> > I have been pondering about how to answer this thread.  Trying not to
sound
> > too elitist, tass is just not a group for "Dummies".
> >
> ><deleted>
> 
> Jamie writes:
> > >might i suggest someone write up some thing like
> > >
> > >       TASS FOR DUMMIES
> > >
> 
> Not to disagree with Tom,  I think I'm saying the same thing here but
from
> a diferent angle.
> 
> I think the idea is pretty good. "TASS FOR DUMMIES" would be usfull. But
> I think the best person to write it is well, a "Dummy".  The document
> would be usfull first to the author.  Doing the research and asking the 
> questions would be a good way to get up to speed.  Also someone just
geting
> into this would know what someone in his shoes would want to know. So
> I guess if someone wants such a document he'll have to write one.  I
think
> he'll find all the help he needs.
> 
> 
> -- 
> --Chris Albertson
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