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From: stern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Eric G. Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mathematical formula programs wanted.
Keywords: MATH FORMULA GRAPHICS
Message-ID: <35721@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 7 Sep 90 01:49:30 GMT
References: <1990Sep6.220202.24679@uokmax.uucp>
Organization: Physics, University of Pittsburgh
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In article <1990Sep6.220202.24679@uokmax.uucp>, drtiller@uokmax.uucp (Donald Richard Tillery Jr) writes:

> A customer came into Amazing today looking for a program that will allow him
> to enter mathematical formulas with complex symbols to export to a desktop
> publisher...
> He has used TeX and PROFF, but would rather not have to use a
> script language, and he needs it to be WYSIWYG...
>   He is interested in
> buying an Amiga, but he is writing his dissertation, and if this kind of
> program is not available, he'll probably buy a Mac.  If you have any info,
> please let me know....  Sean  

> Anyone know of any programs?  It looks like it might mean an Amiga sale to
> a future PHD.

*Real* Ph.D.'s write their dissertations with TeX.  And what a miserable
experience it was on a VAX.  Life would have been so much better
with AmigaTeX.  I do all my TeX work at home on my Amiga now rather
than use the system at the office with a twenty minute delay to get
output.

				Eric Stern
				stern@unix.cis.pitt.edu