Re: [MATHEDCC] Re:

Sunil Koswatta (skoswatt@HARPER.CC.IL.US)
Thu, 01 May 1997 17:13:41 -0700

LaTeX may be the first class thing. But like all other
first class things it comes with a price. For example,
MAA wants gazillion dollars for its version of TeX.

Is there a cheep TeX package for poor folks like us?

GYanos@UIC.EDU wrote:

> I wanted to say the same thing but expected a luddite-like response.
>
> Math in particular, and writing in general, is clearly better in LaTeX.
> Anything else is second class.
>
> LaTeX is not WYSIWYG, but it is not WYSIAYG either (All You Get).
> Anybody who could explain to a hs freshman how to complete a
> square can llearn LaTeX in a short time.
>
> I'd be happy to translate something, just about anything, into LaTeX
> for anybody who thinks it is a lot of effort.
>
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