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twriter1@pencom.com writes:

> I am debating whether or not I should fork over almost $1000
> to learn about SGML (a reputable 2 or 3 day long course).  Is it
> worth it?  Is SGML the wave of the future as I have heard?
> What does it stand for?


SGML S General/Generic Markup Language. This is as close that I can come 
from memory. Basically it is a set of standard instructions in an text 
that can be interpreted by any other textprocessing or layouting program 
Also used for structuring text in databases or on CD-ROM.
This is what I can remember from a course I took two years ago. Haven't 
done anything with it since so memory is a bit hazy.

There was a BYTE article about it this year or 1991, I can find out for 
you if you really want to know.

SGML is something that has bveen talked about a lot, especially within 
the publishing world. Depending on the support it will get from other 
software packages and the interest of the publishers it might take off. 
Views are still divided on this. 


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