From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Message-Id: <200109211603.MAA06979@augusta.math.psu.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan 9 versus CORBA?
In-Reply-To: <20010921152953.3090719A9C@mail.cse.psu.edu>
Cc:
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:03:33 -0400
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In article <20010921152953.3090719A9C@mail.cse.psu.edu> you write:
>// ...I'm finding it an increasing strain just to lift the books I need
>// to consult - over 1000 pages each.
>
>Aha! somebody call OSHA! i guess whatever plan 9 costs people
>through RSI from chording in Acme is offset by savings in pulled
>muscles from lifting those insane reference manuals.

Actually, the CORBA reference manual I have is pretty light.  I
think it was printed on light paper, though.  It is around 1000
pages.  Of course, the book I have on transaction processing
(G&R; not to be confused with a cheesy band) is thicker and heavier,
with small print and tiny margins.  It doesn't really contain any
code, though, and only glosses over discussing API's (``there is
this thing called CICS...IBM made it.  Learn PL/I.'').

	- Dan C.