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From: tavana@acf8.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: TeX on PC Clones
Message-ID: <1510010@acf8.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 88 17:09:00 GMT
References: <2785@sfsup.UUCP>
Organization: New York University
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>>/* acf8:comp.sys.ibm.pc / dwd@sfsup.UUCP (D.W.Dougherty) /  7:43 am  Feb 10, 1988 */
>>Does anybody out there know whether or not TeX has been implemented
>>on IBM PC [Clones]?  I have a need to typeset some pretty heavy
>>mathematics and I have heard that TeX excels at this.  Also, if TeX
>>is indeed floating around somewhere, does this hypothetical package
>>talk to HP Laserjet Series II printers? 
>>
>>A million thanks for any information one can provide!
>>
>>	David Dougherty
>>	{...ihnp4...}!attunix!dwd
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I know of two sources for TeX ported to PC's they are :

Personal TeX Inc. 
12 Madrona Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415)388-8853

Addison-Wesley Publishing
(617)  944-3700

I haven't as yet purchased or used TeX on a PC.
I don't know if the TeX provided by these companies 
are differentfrom each other , though I suspect Personal TeX has a better
product (and support). You can also get DVI to postscript
drivers for the PC from Personal TeX, which means 
all you need is a postscript printer and you should be all set.

I would be interested in hearing about anyone elses experience
with TeX on PC's.

Shidan Tavana
Dept. of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210 St.
Bronx, N.Y. 10467

tavana@nyu-acf8.arpa