What is tpic?

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From: Tony Richardson
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:14

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This is probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find it in the tex-faq.

What are the tpic specials and where are they documented?  Are they supported
by most dvi translators/previewers (dvips and xdvi in particular)?  What are
the advantages/disadvantages to using macro packages like eepic (and/or
PiCTeX with the tpic extensions) versus direct inclusion of PostScript via
dvips (assuming that I have a drawing program/graphics package that can generate
either eepic macros or PostScript)?

Thanks in advance,
Tony Richardson

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From: amr@chiton.ucsd.edu (Tony Richardson)
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Subject: What is tpic?
Keywords: tpic, graphics, eepic, PiCTeX
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