AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

[kolla]

Anyone got the AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF?

I've been thinking of going through the frigging awfull HTML files that came on the OS3.9 CD, and do it myself, but before I begin, maybe it's already been done before?

[kolla]

Not on the 3.9 CD at least, havent checked the 3.5 CD, but there are enough changes from 3.5 - let alone 3.1 - to justify a dedicated manual. In other words, you didnt answer my question - but thanks anyways

[kolla]

Oo, scary. Not.

Amiga Inc. used to host third party translations of the mentioned manual on their website, those are spread around. I have hosted the mentioned manual on my own site for about 5 years without receiving any notes from the "copyright owners" (whoever they are), a quick search with google shows that I'm not alone.

On a related note, now as amiga.com is down for good, there are probably no (in your view) legal ways to obtain boingbag 1 for OS3.9, which is required for installing boingbag 2 - maybe people should worry more about that?

[kolla]

Not having manuals in paper form has got to be one of the largest reasons human beings naturally shy away from "reading the manual" as so often is the case with our beloved computers and add-ons. Reading instructions on a computer screen doesn't always cut it. When you really want to learn about something, I still prefer it in a tangible form - AWAY from a computer screen.

I have the "AmigaOS 3.9 Das Buch", which is quite nice, but I think it's only available in German and Italian? It goes beyond what manual on the CD though.

The idea of it being AmigaGuide compatible with buttons sounds great though!

Clearly an option, I'll see I can do.

[kolla]

I have converted the manuals to pdf.

Thanks alot!
Procrastination tends to dominate my Amiga activities, so I never got around to it myself :lol: