How to Write a Computer Manual: A Handbook of Software Documentation

by Jonathan Price

Sponsored by Apple Computer.

15 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1984

About the author

As a journalist, I've enjoyed getting to know people in the worlds of art, computers, video, and the web.

As a conceptual artist and concrete poet, I absorbed a lot from brave audiences.

As a teacher, I've learned enormously from my students at NYU, Rutgers, the Shakespeare Institute, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, New Mexico Tech, UNM, and professional organizations such as the ACM, IEEE, and STC.

And as a writer, I've always gotten a kick out of working collaboratively with other writers.

I live in New Mexico, along the Rio Grande, with two dogs who chase away balloons during the annual fiesta.

My wife Lisa is a writer and retired director of operations at a call center.

My son Ben runs an insurance office here in town, and Noah is off in San Diego.

Me, I'm busy doing art pieces, fiction, and a bunch of writing about art on the web.

You can learn more about all of us in the books...and our blog:

http://museumzero.blogspot.com/

You can get the gist of our ideas about web writing on our YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/JonathanR...

For even more, please take a look at our web sites:

www.webwritingthatworks.com
museumzero.art

I occasionally respond to email at theprices@theprices.com.

Reviews

[John William · Rating 4 out of 5]

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