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- Subject: Re: Scientific Word (Mouse/Menu-based latex processing for windows)
- Message-ID: <rmt.27.0@dstos3.dsto.gov.au>
- From: rmt@dstos3.dsto.gov.au (Russell Thamm)
- Date: 18 Nov 92 10:39:52 CST
- References: <1992Nov9.023412.16881@galileo.physics.arizona.edu>
- Organization: DSTOS
- Keywords: latex, scientific word processing
- Summary: Anybody use this program?
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- In article <1992Nov9.023412.16881@galileo.physics.arizona.edu> mcguire@soliton.physics.arizona.edu (Patrick Mcguire) writes:
- >Subject: Scientific Word (Mouse/Menu-based latex processing for windows)
- >From: mcguire@soliton.physics.arizona.edu (Patrick Mcguire)
- >Date: 9 Nov 92 02:34:12 GMT
- >Keywords: latex, scientific word processing
- >Summary: Anybody use this program?
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- >Has anybody used TCI Research's (Las Cruces, NM) word processing/typesetting
- >program, called Scientific Word??? If so, can anybody tell me what they
- >think of the program?? PROS/CONS??
-
- >I would like to purchase scientific word, so that I might write my
- >dissertation this winter, and would like to know if it's worth the
- >$300-$400 price tag.
-
- >It seems ideal for writing a dissertation--
- >1) LATEX type setting --> hi-qual equations, compatibility with many
- > other people's scientific text-processing
- >2) LATEX invisibility (mouse/menu driven) --> no need to learn LATEX codes
-
- >any comments would be helpful,
- >thanks
- >patrick mcguire
- I too would like some info on Scientific Word. When I saw the product
- announced , I sent EMail to the person posting the announcement and sent a
- fax to ARSoftware who were reported as being the suppliers. Since I received
- no reply to either request for more information, I assumed that ARSoftware
- were not dinkum.
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