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From: pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Smee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: What's DVI?
Message-ID: <2093@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk>
Date: 19 Jan 88 10:46:59 GMT
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In article <503@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> john@viper.UUCP (John Stanley) writes:
>  I second the motion.  Distributing the documentation in a form that
>99% of all users can't possibly read is very very unhelpful.  I really
>don't understand what Simon had in mind when he sent out the most
>recient posting...

Well, to be fair, it does make a much 'prettier' looking manual (as is TeX's
wont) -- including much more legible tables, particularly where 'non-ASCII'
characters are involved, as with the accented chars.

Also, I have a feeling that the takeup of TeX is higher in Europe, which
may have influenced the decision.  Still, an alternate form for us poor
folk would be nice.