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From: john@wpi.wpi.edu (John F Stoffel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Where can I get AmigaTeX
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Date: 28 Sep 89 15:28:18 GMT
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In-reply-to: pepers@cpsc.ucalgary.ca's message of 27 Sep 89 20:45:33 GMT


In article <1855@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> pepers@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Bradley Pepers) writes:

>Would anyone recomend TeX for writing a book (NOT a manual)? Or would a WP
>like WordPerfect be better?

 I wouldn't recommend TeX for writing the book, but I would recommend
LaTeX!  LaTeX has all the power of TeX, but it is much easier to use
and understand.  LaTeX was written by Leslie Lamport and can be found
a some computer stores.  Most likely you should goto a college
bookstore to look for it.  Or you can post a message on Comp.text and
ask for more info.

You can get LaTeX (and TeX, SliTeX, BibTeX, etc...) from Tom Rockiki
of Radical Eye Software, and I'm sorry but I don't have their address.
Good luck!

John

Oh, remember that LaTeX is not WYSIWYG, it is a "Document Preparation
System" program.  More LaTeX info... 

"LaTeX: A document Preparation System" by Leslie Lamport, ISBN
0-201-15790-X, published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.

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