>       LaTeX or ASCII formats for documentation spring to mind---does
>       anyone have a problem with this?

Why don't you (we) do these docs in HTML like those on Linux FT. These are 
then nice to read once you've setup X and the like (little problem maybe?) 
and you can have graphics and diagrams in them when needed.

See Linux FT HowTo's and the quite large amount of docs that come with it 
for
more about what I'm on about!

James Hunter
Placement Student