PHR00JG@TECHNION ("Jacques J. Goldberg") (01/03/91)
I did not know that there exists or has existed anything like a stripped down TeX or something resembling TeX. IF IT EXISTS, KEEP YOUR HANDS AWAY. Because TeX is TeX only if it is TeX. This is not a joke. One of the most important FACTS about TeX, explaining at least in part its popularity in the academic community, is that THE SAME INPUT FILE PRODUCES IDENTICALLY THE SAME DOCUMENT ON ANY OUTPUT DEVICE USING ANY COMPUTER. If you use ``something like'', you will start up happy to use your CP/M machine with it. Then you will want MORE, BETTER QUALITY with a laser printer for example. You will transfer the input to another machine, and IT WON'T WORK. Unless you care for guaranteed frustration, DO NOT START. Jacques