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At the 1989 Developers’ Conference, Apple revealed an entirely new typographic universe to 1500 eager supporters. The combination of a new font technology, a greatly enhanced line layout manager, and an entirely new printer driver architecture promises to make the Macintosh the premier machine for print-oriented graphics, and open new opportunities for Macintosh developers. The three features are closely related and need to be discussed together to understand the full impact.
Alviani, Frank. MacTech (1990). Design>Typography>Online>Macintosh
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Veteran Neophyte: Confessions of a Veteran Technical Writer
I've been a technical writer long enough to have learned a few trade secrets, if you will, that guide me in my daily work and (sometimes, I hope) help me to do it a little better. Whether you're reading manuals for content, working with technical writers to document your own software, or even writing documentation yourself, understanding these secrets might be of value to you. I've long had it in mind to write a book about these and other topics, sort of a general discourse on technical thought and how to do it better. Until I actually write that book, however, the following confessions will have to do. These confessions should help you understand some of the tasks that some technical writers typically perform and some of the conflicting forces that shape final documents. (Note the profusion of the word some: your mileage may vary.) For fun -- and for another reason that I won't tell you yet -- each confession is introduced by an appropriate palindrome (a word or phrase that reads the same forward and backward).
Monroe, Tim. MacTech (1996). Articles>Documentation>Writing>Technical Writing
