OK, I admit it, I'm a manual junkie. I read them, critique them, and collect them. Did you know that the oldest known English technical manual was written in ,1391 about how to use and take care of an astrolabe, an early version of a sailor's sextant (navigating instrument)? No? Don't care? ' I am also aware that real men are not supposed to read manuals or ask for directions. I am guilty of both, simply because worse than having my machismo questioned, I hate going the wrong way or redoing a task if there is a deadline involved. Being under the gun to hurry and figure out how something works inside a mold or how it comes apart mutes the pure joy of the challenge. Mistakes made and time wasted in doing something wrong or out of sequence can have potentially disastrous results for expensive components. But with a good manual in hand, everything makes sense—and quickly.
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