---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash System Software AnswerBook SunFLASH Vol 35 #11 November 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the first time, Sun documentation is available when and where you need it, right on your workstation screen! o See Sun's COMPLETE system documentation online just as it looks on paper thanks to open PostScript technology. No more bulky, expensive paper manuals. o Instantly find answers with easy, powerful searches, tables oF contents, and hypertext. o Use System Software AnswerBook on ALL SPARC systems with SunOS 4.1.X and OpenWindows V2 - either from CD-ROM or the NETWORK o Protect the environment: save time, money and trees -Sun contributes $5/unit to Nature Conservancy (an international organization) for the first 90 days System Software AnswerBook is Sun documentation online, right on your screen. Now every Sun user can conveniently access more than 16,000 pages of online documentation over the network or from CD-ROM drives. The System Software AnswerBook is intuitive - everyone will want to use it! The System Software AnswerBook includes introductory Sun manuals and guides to get you started with Sun products quickly. For more advanced users, it also includes the SunOS Full Manual Set, the complete OpenWindows End User Manuals, full OpenWindows Developer Set, and all of the Desktop SPARC Owner's Sets. Nothing is abridged or condensed. In addition, the System Software AnswerBook includes powerful Viewer and Navigator applications that work together to deliver unprecedented power, flexibility, and ease-of-use in online documentation. FEATURES & BENEFITS ------------------- With System Software AnswerBook, you can can: - See a page-for-page faithful replica of the documentation as it appears on paper, familiar and easy to use. - Type a question in your own words and the powerful searching capability homes in on the most relevant documentation. - Find just the right book with the familiar tables of contents. - Follow cross-references effortlessly with hypertext. - Set bookmarks on sections you refer to often and record personal comments. - Print a page or a whole chapter anytime. - Access documentation conveniently over the network, minimizing costs and increasing productivity. HARDWARE & SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS ---------------------------------- o Any SPARC system from Sun, including all SPARCstations and SPARCservers, 4/110, and older servers. Not available for Sun-2, Sun-3, or Sun386i. o 8 Mbytes, 12 Mbytes recommended for optimum performance o Monochrome or color. GX accelerator improves performance o Available on CD-ROM only. For installation, requires an accessible CD-ROM drive somewhere on the network o PostScript printer with Palatino fonts is required for printing (one of the standard 35 PostScript fonts commonly available) o SunOS 4.1.X. Will not run under SunOS 4.0.X, or any earlier versions of SunOS o OpenWindows V2 U.S. PRICING AND ORDERING INFORMATION IMPORTANT: Note price increases on paper documentation. SUNEXPRESS: Orderable through SunExpress Telesales: 1-800-USA-4SUN. Specify prompt 5 for software to order this product. Description Order Number List Discount Price Price Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ System Software AnswerBook CD-ROM, single-system RTU, and documentation SS-23 $495 A Single-system RTU only SS-90 $250 A Site License (includes CD-ROM and documentation) SS-90-SITE $17,500 A NOTES: 1. System Software AnswerBook requires SunOS 4.1.X, and OpenWindows Version 2. 2. Available for SPARC systems only. 3. Available only on CD-ROM media. Requires a CD-ROM drive for installation, either local or accessible over the network. 4. SS-23 includes a Right-To-Use license for a single system. Always order additional Right-To-Use licenses to use System Software AnswerBook on more than one system. 5. SS-90-SITE includes Right-To-Use licenses for up to 500 systems at a single site (within a 1/2 mile radius of the Ship-To address), and the right to copy the User's Guide for each system licensed under the Site License. 6. SS-23 and SS-90 apply to both end-users and resellers, and appear on the end-user and reseller price lists. SS-90-SITE applies only to end-users, and appears only on the end-user price list. Full Documentation Set (No Media) SX-09 $995 A NOTES: 1. The SunOS Full Manual Set (SX-09) includes manuals SX-9A through SX-9E listed below. 2. The SunOS Full Manual Set does not include the Desktop SPARC Owner's Sets. See the "Accessories" section for Desktop SPARC Owner's Set ordering information. 3. The documentation included in the SunOS Full Manual Set is also available online with the System Software AnswerBook, (SS-23). See System Software AnswerBook ordering information. Unbundled Documentation (No Media) User's Guides SX-9A $200 A System Administration Manuals SX-9B $200 A SunOS Reference Materials SX-9C $300 A Programmer's Guides SX-9D $400 A SunOS Release Minibox SX-9E $150 A NOTE: Contains all of the release-specific documentation changes and OpenWindows End User manuals ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Archives are on solar.nova.edu and paris.cs.miami.edu. All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. (305) 776-7770.