Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
VanagonEuroVan
Subject:Review: CD-ROM Version of Bentley
From:Marshall Ruskin
Date:Wed, 18 Apr 2001 23:28:09 -0500

Hi Volks:

I have a legal copy of the Bentley CD, and I want to give you my impressions
of it.

It is NOT just a scanned version of the print edition, it has search
capabilities;

The line drawings are brighter, clearer, and much easier to read than the
print version;

The wiring diagrams are more difficult to use, because of the scrolling
required, and the smaller number of circuits on each page/screen;

For everything but electrical work, it is an improvement, IMHO. It's just
easier to follow the diagrams when they are so big, bright and clear. (Well,
maybe it's just because tomorrow, my eyes will be 43 YO).

It requires a connection to the internet (to enter the program's serial
number), and begin installation. (If you have a personal firewall executing,
it will bomb - so turn just it off for a bit)

I cannot provide any copy's to listees - the disk won't work for others
now.... Sorry!

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "Leader of the Pack"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Founding Member of "Vanagons Anonymous"

Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »