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From: tli@sargas.usc.edu (Tony Li)
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Subject: Re: TeX
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Date: Mon, 21-Sep-87 03:50:09 EDT
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In article <8709200749.AA16180@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> WARNOCK@PRISM.CLEMSON.EDU (Todd Warnock) writes:
    I'm a bit confused.  I understand that TeX is a form of document processing
    (I've actually got a document that's in TeX)  What I don't know is - what
    de-TeXs it ?  What can you print it on ?  Public domain stuff or what ?
    
TeX is a sophisticated computer typesetting program which produces a
device independent page description.  To process a TeX source file,
you should run it through TeX.  This will generate a DeVice
Independent (DVI) file [not to be confused with the dvi file generated
by ditroff].  Then you need a device specific filter which will read
the DVI file and generate the necessary output on your particular
printer.

TeX has been ported to VMS and a large number of DVI file filters
exist for a variety of laser printers (and even typesetting machines).
For VMS machines, Kellerman & Smith in Portland Ore. can provide a
distribution of the latest version of TeX fairly inexpensively
(~$200).  They also have a number of symbionts which act as DVI file
filters.  Sorry, but I don't have more specific information about them
handy.




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