Xref: utzoo comp.unix.misc:1426 comp.unix.questions:31137 comp.unix.ultrix:7158 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!hayes.ims.alaska.edu!flux.isr.alaska.edu!ddr From: ddr@flux.isr.alaska.edu (Donald D Rice) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: HELP DECIDING ON A WORD PROCESSOR FOR ULTRIX ENVIRONMENT Message-ID: <1991May9.005158.25132@ims.alaska.edu> Date: 9 May 91 00:51:58 GMT References: <1991May8.185332.7029@ldc.uucp> Sender: usenet@ims.alaska.edu (J Random USENET) Organization: Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: flux.isr.alaska.edu Depends on what you mean by "word processor". If you want typeset-quality output, and are stuck with VT100 terminals, I'd suggest LaTeX. Its macros make it relatively easy to teach and use, the software is basically free, and there are "how-to" books available for it. I think it is about the best you can expect for getting good laser-printed documents from old-style terminals. This approach won't have much impact on your Ultrix system. For student X terminals, I'd suggest looking at the Visual 14/ES models, which are (I think) the cheapest on the market. We have a couple running off our Ultrix system. Once you have an X terminal, there are more options for word processing. Interleaf has a good educational license program, and we have students using Interleaf's TPS 4.0 on the Visual 14/ES terminals running off a DECstation 5000. This works great for small numbers of users...if you have hoards of students running X and Interleaf off one server, though, you'll kill it. Our cost was $300 for TPS plus $600 per X terminal. If you want more details, let me know. I haven't talked to either company for several months so the prices may vary. -- Don Rice Internet: ddr@flux.isr.alaska.edu Geophysical Institute E-mail: fnddr@alaska.bitnet University of Alaska Phone: (907) 474-7569 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Loran: 64.86N 212.16E