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From: acmfiu@serss0.fiu.edu (ACMFIU)
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Subject: Re:  TeX Printer
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Date: 1 Feb 91 01:41:14 GMT
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In article <428@generic.UUCP> taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) writes:
>> (For those who don't know what TeX is, it is a wonderful FREE text
>> formatting package written by Donald Knuth, that can produce very
>> high-quality typesetting.
>
>    TeX is *FREE*?!?!?  Wow, I thought something like that would cost up near
>$1000 for a UNIX machine... I just saw a brief TeX session on a Sun connected
>to a LaserWriter IINTX at McGill University.  TeX printed out a monthly
>appointment calendar, personalized however you see fit.

TeX is most definitely free. Don Knuth did a very good service to the
computer community by releasing this for free, including publishing the
full source to it and MetaFont (the font generating program for TeX fonts).
When it finally comes to the GS I think we will all be pleasantly surprised
and thankful. I know i will.

albert