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From: dmcook@cts.com (David M. Cook)
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Subject: Re: Betting on Unix
Date: 21 Feb 1997 00:41:42 GMT
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On 20 Feb 1997 22:43:30 GMT, David Konerding <dek@socrates.ucsf.edu> wrote:

>In article <330a1d23.2419719@172.15.0.208>, edward@islandnet.com wrote:

>>emacs is also nearly as bad as vi(le), and latex.. well enough said,
>>you need a Masters in Computer Science just to understand
>>the bloody thing (which I incidently have, yet still don't!)

>Where did YOU go to school?  I got a BA in Biology, and had no trouble
>learning LaTex.  

I was able to learn enough LaTeX in a weekend to write a physics paper.  I
can't remember what editor I used.  Musta been emacs.

Dave Cook