Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!sunic!dkuug!iesd!iesd.auc.dk!fischer From: fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars P. Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Framemaker vs. TeX Message-ID: Date: 24 Mar 90 00:30:23 GMT References: <10113@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <7402@hydra.gatech.EDU> Sender: news@iesd.auc.dk (UseNet News) Organization: Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Aalborg Lines: 15 In-reply-to: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU's message of 23 Mar 90 22:40:23 GMT In article <7402@hydra.gatech.EDU> ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) writes: >Perhaps because TeX/LaTeX is included with your system at no additional >cost, whilst Framemaker gives you a crippled demo version of the program, >enticing you to spend big bucks for the full version... Not to mention that TeX is available (for free) for just about any machines you'll come across, can be used from ordinary text terminals, has drivers for all kinds of printers, etc. Also, TeX files are accepted by many journals around the world, TeX files are pure ASCII and are therefore easily sent by mail, etc, etc. /Lars -- Lars Fischer, fischer@iesd.auc.dk | Q: How does a project get to be one CS Dept., Univ. of Aalborg, DENMARK. | year late? A: One day at a time.