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From: geyer@galton.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Re: TeX - The Language (Was Re: Why use TeX if ...)
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Date: 15 May 91 01:52:57 GMT
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TeX is sui generis.  If it had been written like other programming languages,
it would be a lot easier to program in.  But it wouldn't be anywhere near as
good at what it does.

Charles Geyer
Department of Statistics
University of Chicago
geyer@galton.uchicago.edu