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From: aberg@math.rutgers.edu (Hans Aberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: WYSIWYG Math-Text Processing
Message-ID: <Jan.12.14.11.40.1989.24687@math.rutgers.edu>
Date: 12 Jan 89 19:11:41 GMT
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Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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The truth is that there isn't yet a math WYSIWYG program
that can do everything you want.

The most advanced program to make things happen I believe
is Expressionist. Thereafter comes MathType, which has a
superior graphics look of the output. MathType cannot do
as much as the Expressionist right now, but there is suppose
be an upgrade within one month or so.
Both these programs generate TeX output as well.

The last version of MacEqn I saw wasn't even an editor, so
forget about that program.

I haven't seen Milo yet, but at its price you should get a
demo before buying it.

The most promising vaporware is from Mansfield Systems, but, 
quoting MacWorld, there will be a dark day in San Diego before
word processors can handle specialized mathematical tasks.

Good Luck!

Hans Aberg
Professor in Mathmatics