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From: gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Jotting down math ideas on NeXT
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Date: 8 Jul 89 05:54:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!gsg0384    Jul  8 00:54:00 1989


Hi,

What do you think is the best way to jot down mathematical idea on a
computer?  I mean I need Greek characters easily typed into any sort of
file.  So what is your idea among the following options?

1.  Use a word processor like Write-Now.
2.  Write into a computer in TeX.  It is not actually easy without a VorTeX-
    type processor running concurrently.
3.  Become a typesetting program expert and use either Interleaf or
    Ventura all the time.
4.  Forget electronic paper and jot down on a sheet of paer all the time.  And
    put that sheet in a place you will easily forget.

Normal CS guys don't need Greek characters, subscript, super script.  But
Physicists, Engineers, and Mathematicians like me want to see some kind of
innovation desperately.  What do you thinnk about this situation, NeXT owners?

       Hugh          gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu