Date:	Mon, 11 Aug 1997 23:54:54 +0000 ( )
From:	"Gurunandan R. Bhat" <grbhat AT unigoa DOT ernet DOT in>
To:	"M. Schulter" <mschulter AT DOT value DOT net>
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: DJGPP Web2c TeX (was: Is the world dropping MS-DOS?)
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Message-Id:	<Pine.LNX.3.91.970811233634.4572A-100000@aditya.unigoa.ernet.in>
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> First, please let me emphasize that I've heard great things about EmTeX
> from very knowledgeable TeX users, and that the rest of what I have say
> shouldn't in any way detract from that achievement.

Yes Emtex is a truly awesome achievement. If memory serves, I started 
using it about 5/6 years ago. The first versions were a little difficult 
to configure, but that is a thing of the past now. It now has an install 
program (in beta, I think) that worked flawlessly for me. It is also well 
on its way to becomming a compleat word-processing environment not very 
different from the way that DJGPP is on its way (some, including me would 
hazard that its already there) to be THE programming environment for 
MSDOS. 

Why then do I celebrate the texk port to the DJGPP platform? For two 
reasons:

1) EmTex uses emx to extend MSDOS as opposed to DPMI
2) The sources are public domain

On the down side, the texk port needs some utilities especially for 
previewing (I am currently working on one). Users of EmTeX pampered by 
the extremely power-packed previewer will find the options of dvivga a 
bit limiting (Eli has called it a "quick hack"). 

I dream of the day when I am able to rename c:\djgpp\bin to c:/bin/

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