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...restraints-air bags that inflate and then rapidly deflate upon collision or seat belts that automatically wrap around riders when they close their doors-be phased in beginning 1986. But she added a major loophole: the regulation would be rescinded should enough states enact laws requiring the use of manual seat belts...
...Packard and its manual. Under the heading "General Operations," it says, "How to start the car: 1) Take a position behind steering wheel. If all writers of manuals began with the basics, on the premise that the user knows nothing about the item purchased, anybody could operate any machine...
...desperation you cannot imagine. I had a husband who worked at his job until 7 and 8 p.m. taking care of other people's children. That's when I remember reading Jean Kerr, who would sit out in her car and hide, reading the car-manual section on tire pressure. It's ridiculous. The whole thing is ridiculous." Then a deep breath: "It's the core of laughter. If you can't make it better, you can laugh...
Many retailers are impressed with the manual for Apple's new Macintosh computer. Designed to be used with tapes and video displays, it guides Macintosh owners gently through a technological thicket. Says Chris Espinosa, 22, an eight-year Apple veteran who supervised the booklet's preparation: "A good manual is not a narrative; it is an outline or report. Nobody ever reads a manual cover to cover-only mutants do that...
...least, many consumers are likely to continue to find operating booklets more frustrating than enlightening. Indeed, some may feel like twisting the famous bromide "If all else fails, consult the manual" into a new admonition: "No matter what happens, do not look at the manual...