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- From: bloc1469@ee.ee.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Looking for a word processing software
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 01:37:47 GMT
- Organization: Electrical Engineering Dept. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Lines: 63
- Message-ID: <1ig1hbINNbeg@uwm.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan06.205503.2004@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> shorio@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Shigenori Horio) writes:
- >Hi, I am looking for the word processing software to write my masters thesis
- >on my Amiga 3000. Since my paper is going to have many math equations, I need
- >math symbol fonts such as integra, derivation, infinity, and root signs.
- >For example, I need to write like these:
- >
- > |><| + |><|
- > ---- -
- > \ |
- > / / /------------
- > ---- | /
- > n=0 - \ /
- > - |><| \/
-
- I think that JUST MAYBE I've seen those somewhere before. :) (please
- note my pseudo-Organization...
-
- >I think my options are:
- >
- >1. PageStream
- > I called PageStream tech support, and they told me that writing these
- >are difficult.
-
- They are. Oh, you mean that they're hard to do with PageStream. :) Yup.
-
- >2. Amiga Tex
- > I have never used Tex program. Writing more than 100 pages document in
- >Tex is going to be hell.
-
- Perhaps, but by far the most flexible, most powerful, most logical,
- and in the end, the only way to do it without headaches. :) It'll be
- hell for PERHAPS just getting the template for the paper done.
- HOWEVER, after that, it's all downhill. The only other hard thing
- you'll have to deal with is equations, but we're talking LIMITLESS.
- :) You can do anything that'll fit onto a page, so I'd say this is
- your best alternative. It's also the best option for your future as
- 1) TeX is nearly universal in scope, 2) TeX can get what you want
- done, and 3) Learning TeX now will let you write lots more papers a
- LOT easier in the future. I'm surprised you didn't do it BEFORE now.
-
- >4. By using Post. I would probably use PostScript fonts.
- > I don't know how.
-
- Ask Steve Jobs, perhaps? :)
-
- >These are the options that I can think of right now. Please send me any
- >suggestions or solution. I will be appreciated.
-
- >p.s. The documents are need to be printed by either ink jet or laser jet printer
- > I think I am going to buy HP 500.
-
- Personally, I just use the university's networked HP's to write my
- papers. I write it and preview it in AmigaTeX, compress and upload it
- to my HP/UX account, and print it from one of the workstations to the
- HP. Works beautifully. :)
-
- Greg
-
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