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From: tla@kaiser.UUCP (T Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.text
Subject: Re: Query: TeX on IBM PC-XT with TinyTurbo 286 board
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Date: Mon, 8-Dec-86 00:45:14 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  8 00:45:14 1986
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I use PC TeX (Personal TeX) on an AT&T 6300 and I am quite satisfied
with the speed.  The 8 MHz 8086 of course makes it run 2-3 times faster
than on a PC or XT.  The 80286 should run about 50-100% yet by my
experience.  The primary speed problem is printing speed and this has
little to do with the computer but depends on the speed of your printer
in graphics mode.  I highly recommend a 24 pin printer that can print
good graphics in one pass.  I use an Epson LQ1500 (the LQ800 & 1000 are
only a little slower), it runs nearly 6 times faster than an Epson
FX80 or similar 9 pin printer.  A full page prints in about 30 sec
compared to nearly 3 min on the 9-pin printers I've tested.  

I have not used micro TeX from Addison-Wesley but the reviews I've 
read have all indicated that the speeds were very close to the same.

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