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From: mpsimon@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (M. Patrick Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Signum
Keywords: scientific text editor
Message-ID: <3605@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 7 Sep 88 22:28:03 GMT
Organization: Princeton University, NJ
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( If my memory serves me correctly, this text editor has been out in
Europe for quite awhile. Hence the world distribution.)

The other day I saw an ad for Signum available in the US. This is the
first technical word processor that I have seen advertised here. I would
like to find out as much as possible about the availability of technical
word processors for the ST. Is TeX available? There had been rumors of
a pd release.

Questions about Signum:

1. Will it support a color monitor? Will it work on a 1040 ST? Does it
     require that I have a hard drive?

2. What file format/printing options? I.e. does it produce DVI output files,
     can I print to an Epson compatible, or to a postscript printer?

3. Will it support graphics figures in the text?

4. Suggested retail price in the USA? (STPlus has it advertised for $250).

5. Any major or minor limitations encountered by current/previous users?


What else is available in the US?

--Patrick Simon     mpsimon@phoenix.princeton.edu       9-7-88