From: "Michael C. Grant" <mcgrant AT rascals DOT stanford DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP port of TeX (with instructions for non-DJGPP'ers) (Was Re: Win95 and LaTex ?)
Date: 10 Jul 1997 00:29:11 GMT
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For constructing documents, I use Word, PowerPoint, _and_ TeX---usually not
at the same time, of course (although it's possible and sometimes fruitful
to mix them). The decision about which to use is governed by the nature of
the document, the needs of both the author (myself), the readers, and
anyone who may be collaborating with me.

Besides, my choice of computing platforms is not motivated solely by the
need to typeset papers. There are instead a _number_ of tasks that my
computer must perform, and document construction is not the most important
one. At the moment, Windows 95/NT is best suited for most of my needs, and
is acceptable for things like TeX. For years, the answer was most certainly
Unix, but that's not true for me anymore.

So even if I had no need to use Word or PowerPoint I would still need
Windows 95/NT _and_ TeX simultaneously. There's certainly no sense in
having two computers on my desk; hence the need for a good Windows TeX
system.

It's not strange, you just need to open your mind a bit.

Kaz Kylheku <kaz AT vision DOT crest DOT nt DOT com> wrote in article
<5pu7kl$3dl$1 AT vision DOT crest DOT nt DOT com>...
> Why do people do TeX/LaTeX with Windows 95? Or, more precisely, why would
a
> TeXpert bother with windows? You are one step away from not needing a GUI
at
> all if you can typeset with these tools, so it's not like you need to run
> Word! :)
> 
> Strange.
>