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Re: useable spell checkers

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From: ROBIN BRAUN
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 09:19
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In article <1992Nov2.164021.3398@cm.cf.ac.uk> Simon.N.Smith@cm.cf.ac.uk (Simon N Smith) writes:

>Anyone out there know of any commercially available (i.e. good) spell
>checkers for use with LaTeX on a UNIX (Suns with SunOS) platform?  The
>FAQ seems quiet on this subject...

Some kind folks out there have pointed me to AMSPELL which is very much like 
Ispell (from Gnu). It is public domain and is great. It can very easily be 
configured for whatever dictionary you choose. Get it from Simtel in the 
TXTUTL directory.

Good luck
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