thanks for the reply cheers DS
On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 21:57:26 -0400 dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 9:06 PM, Dale E Sterner <sunbeam...@juno.com> > wrote: > > Just heard about LaTeX here and being curious, just want to > understand - > > learn more about it. I use DOS Wordperfect 6.2 for most > everything, just wonder > > if LaTeX can do more. Looks like its a script language like HTML > that has > > to be compiled to a PS file then converted to pdf by ghost. > > LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language. > > See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX and http://latex-project.org/ > > It's based on TeX, a typesetting system designed by Professor Donald > E. Knuth, author of the classic The Art of Computer Programming. > > It's useful for things like scientific papers where you must embed > equations in the document. > > It's worth learning about, but DOS is the wrong place to do it. The > tools basically don't exist there. If you want to learn about/use > LaTeX, you really need to be running Windows or Linux. > > > cheers > > DS. > ______ > Dennis > https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer > Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS > Reports > Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper > Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clk trk > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ____________________________________________________________ > Map Your Flood Risk > Find Floodplan Maps, Facts, FAQs, Your Flood Risk Profile and More! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3165/5431e25597f8062556e86mp08duc > ******************************************************>>>> >From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 *******************************************************>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Videos for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=160591471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
