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In article <6027917@MVB.SAIC.COM> R.A.Reese@seq.hull.ac.uk (Allan Reese) writes:

   Subject: TeX for TeXnical Typists. (fwd)
   To: info-tex@bitnet.shsu (International Info-TeX)
   Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 11:54:02 WET DST
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   I tried to contact the author of a paper in TUGBoat 11.3 (Sept 90) and
   got bounced. If Charles Martin reads this, or if you know where his
   Email address now is, please contact me.

Email to you doesn't seem to be working well for me.  In any case, here
I am.

   Forwarded message:
   > From rar Thu Apr  2 15:19:38 1992
   > Subject: TeX for TeXnical Typists.
   > To: crm@nbsr.duke.edu
   >
   > I agree wholeheartedly with the approach in your paper in the
   > 1990 meeting, but was disappointed that you didn't give a reference
   > for how to get a copy of the syllabus or a set of course notes.
   > Would you be willing to share your material?

Well, in a word, no.  At least the course notes.  I can easily give you
an outline of the course.  But _TeX for TeXnical Typists_ is a
commercial course for which I am paid professional fees.  I'd be happy
to talk to you -- or anyone else for that matter! -- about staging the
course.

   >
   > I just bought the book "TeX by Example", which follow the same pattern
   > but I'd guess goes far more quickly and in greater depth than your course.
   >

I haven't seen that book yet, but it sounds very interesting.  I've
often thought of writing a text based on my course. 

I would guess from your description that TeX by Example is aimed at the
more technical audience, say programmers.  The point of my course was to
teach to non-programmer people such as technical editors and technical
typists, the people we might call the "tool and die makers" of document
preparation.  The worst problem with that in my experience has been
getting up the flat part of the learning curve: there is a lot that
needs to be taught that is simply assumed in many TeXts.
--
Charles R. Martin/(Charlie)/martinc@cs.unc.edu/(ne crm@cs.duke.edu) 
O/Department of Computer Science/Sitterson Hall/UNC/Chapel Hill, NC 27599
H/3611 University Dr #13M/Durham, NC 27707/(919) 419 1754
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to
grow sharper.  -- Eden Phillpot, I'm told.  Anyone have a better reference?