Proof that TeX is better (was: Re: Which is better?

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From: Victor Eijkhout
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1989 11:08

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Here's is the proof that TeX is better, or at least as powerful,
as any other typesetting system/ text processor/ whatever term
is your favourite.

It is a (none too exciting) exercise to write a Turing machine
in TeX. Thus TeX can emulate any computable algorithm, in particular
those of dtp systems. The only thing you need are the os-bindings
for screen and such. QED.

Will someone kindly show me that a dtp system is that powerful?

Victor.

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From: eykhout@kunivv1.sci.kun.nl (Victor Eijkhout)
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Subject: Proof that TeX is better (was: Re: Which is better?
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Date: 12 Sep 89 11:08:28 GMT
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