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Though the original poster is probably not in my position (currently runs
WP5.1 and has access only to a dot matrix printer) I'll put in my two 
cents about TeX on PC's anyhow.

I'm very happy writing my thesis using emTeX (shareware) on my 386-33. 
I know nothing about Dostex, but I see emTeX recommended far more often.

It runs a whole bunch faster than TeX on the old micro-vaxes still in
use as dept. computers here. Anyone who TeXs their whole thesis at once is
wasting their time, anyhow. Do it a chapter at a time, with \includeonly.

I did not find it difficult to install, though those less comfortable
editing .bat files etc might. It takes up 7 meg or so if you make a font
library containing only the fonts you use.

Those without access to nice workstations will appreciate the excellent
screen previewer.

Using a $160 ethernet card and Clarkson's shareware telnet/lpr/ftp 
utilities I can network to departmental computers and printers no
problem.

A satisfied user,
Andrew J. Davis
Washington U. Physics Dept.
St. Louis MO 63130
as@cosray.wustl.edu