At 01:03 PM 11/12/98 EST, you wrote:

>I've traded some notes with several of you privately about this Pop
>Mechanics/Alldata CD that I wrote a review of yesterday.
>
>Worth the 20 bucks?  I think it probably was but its no substitute to the
>Bentley's.  Anyone else out there with some experience with the Alldata CD?
>I'd love to hear someone elses take on it, perhaps some useful sections I
>haven't stumbled upon yet?
>
>I can see that this is the future of shop manuals though.  Publishing cost is
>just about zip compared to printing something like a Bentley's.  I'm betting
>we'll see Bentley's on CD within 5 years though probably not on obsolete
>platforms like the Vanagon, alas :^(
>
>Regards,
>
>Carl Turner
>
I spent a *bunch* of hours trying to find some 'good stuff', but it just
isn't there; plus, the version I got required a dongle, which *really*
ticked me off.  Not close to the list + a Bentley (& even better, a parts
fiche!).

Austin