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From: jaz@icd.ab.com (Jack A. Zucker)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows 3 criticism
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Date: 27 Sep 90 13:00:54 GMT
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In article <GERRY.90Sep26190902@onion.frc.ri.cmu.edu>,
gerry@frc2.frc.ri.cmu.edu (Gerry Roston) writes:
> Another example of this is comparing TeX to Framemaker.  Yes, Frame-
> maker is easier to use (for simple documents), and Yes a novice can
> come up to speed more quickly, but in terms of power (= flexibility)
> TeX has Framemaker beaten every which way!  Anthing you can imagine
> (with the exception of graphics) TeX can do in more ways than FM can.
> Why?  Because it is a document formatting language and is only limited
> by your imagination and creativity.  FM (and all point-and-click
> systems) is limited by the original author.
> 

Why, you're right. Let's all go back to programming in octal !

-Jaz


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