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From: massa@uni-paderborn.de (Michael Janich)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: Why is TeX so Great? (want info)
Keywords: tex report
Message-ID: <1990Nov16.171914.3079@uni-paderborn.de>
Date: 16 Nov 90 17:19:14 GMT
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yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) writes:

>   b) That can ya do with TeX that ya can't with <insert Prog name here>
With TeX you can do EVERYTHING, with <insert Prog name here> not.

>2) How advanced is the "macro" ability, and what's a good way to prove this.
See LaTeX. Powerfull!

>   a) Why is TeX better then WORD (Ick)
>4) Why is TeX better then Troff or Nroff.
Nobody how knows TeX would answer such a question! There is *NO*
possibility to compare such programs.

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>yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu  Willis F York    
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>Macintosh... Proof that a Person can use a Computer all day and still
>not know ANYTHING about computers. 

   Michael Janich, Uni Paderborn, United Germany
   TeXguru
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   Michael Janich, Uni Paderborn, United Germany