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From: gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: LATeX or AMSTeX?
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Date: 12 Jan 89 07:40:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!gsg0384    Jan 12 01:40:00 1989


Hi,

I am new to TeX.  Has anyone used AMSTeX instead of the popular LATeX?

Is AMSTeX supported on mainframes as much as LaTeX?

I noticed some difference between the two.  How much better is AMSTeX
than LATeX for the text job which needs alot of equation typing?

Thanks for info.

                 Hugh      gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu