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Re: Why choice Liunx and Not for Win95

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From: Chris Miles
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 00:00
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Jesse Paakkari (jpaakkar@cc.Helsinki.FI) wrote:
: : it is much easier to use a word processor. Are there any Word for Unix? Or
: : should not it be included in the future linux software?

: Well, I just use LaTeX for all my reports/letters etc. I think it is as
: easy to write reports and letters w/ LaTeX (Personal opinion of mine).
: Since I can do whatever else w/ my computer at the same time when my
: letters are being processed, it doesn't really matter if LaTeX is
: "heavy"...

Exactly!  Having just written a thesis in LaTeX I found it unbelievably
easy and it produced fantastic results.  Most of my `class-mates' were
using WORD and I could only laugh at their constant complaints about WORD
losing their pictures or not doing what they wanted it to do!!
And most people agreed that my final result looked much more professional
than the papers produced by WORD.

CM

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From: csccm@luxor.latrobe.edu.au (Chris Miles)
Subject: Re: Why choice Liunx and Not for Win95
Date: 1995/10/21
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