jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jeff Bangert) (08/21/90)
One of our customers, a professor of engineering, has a DECstation 2100. He uses it mostly for programming, but he'd like to know if there is a a public domain word processor that runs on the 2100 and will do equations. Yes, he knows about Interleaf, but can't afford it right now. Yes, we've suggested he use a PC, but he really wants to use his 2100. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff Bangert BITNET: JEFF@UKANVM Academic Computing Services Internet: jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu University of Kansas Phone: (913) 864-0466 Lawrence, KS 66045
tihor@acf4.NYU.EDU (Stephen Tihor) (08/21/90)
I take it he wants something more WYSIWYG than TeX and can't afford Arbor TeX either.
price@chukls.enet.dec.com (Chuck Price) (08/22/90)
In article <25332.26d0d7be@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jeff Bangert) writes: > One of our customers, a professor of engineering, has a DECstation > 2100. He uses it mostly for programming, but he'd like to know if > there is a a public domain word processor that runs on the 2100 and > will do equations. > > Yes, he knows about Interleaf, but can't afford it right now. Yes, > we've suggested he use a PC, but he really wants to use his 2100. > DECwrite from Digital isn't public domain, but it offers a full WYSIWYG environment, outputs in PostScript or DDIF (or ASCII), etc. It lists for $1879 (license: $1319, media/doc: $560) in the Spring/Summer DECdirect Catalog, page 55, and I just bet there is some University deal available. Ask your sales rep. BTW, I've been using it for about a year, and I have yet to look at the manual once. It's pretty intuitive. On the DECstation, it's also quite fast! -chuck ps: You can reach DECdirect by calling 1-800-DIGITAL.
warren@atmos.washington.edu (David Warren) (08/22/90)
If he could afford the licensing fee to FRAME for decwrite, he could afford Interleaf. The campus site license price is less. -- David Warren INTERNET: warren@atmos.washington.edu (206) 543-0945 UUCP: uw-beaver!atmos.washington.edu!warren Dept of Atmospheric Sciences, AK-40 University of Washington
mark@DRD.Com (Mark Lawrence) (08/23/90)
} In article <25332.26d0d7be@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, jeff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Jeff Bangert) writes: [...] } > he'd like to know if } > there is a a public domain word processor that runs on the 2100 and } > will do equations. price@chukls.enet.dec.com (Chuck Price) wrote: } DECwrite from Digital isn't public domain, but it offers a full WYSIWYG } environment, outputs in PostScript or DDIF (or ASCII), etc. [...] } BTW, I've been using it for about a year, and I have yet to look } at the manual once. It's pretty intuitive. On the DECstation, it's } also quite fast! Yeah, if you've ever used MacWrite or FrameMaker, you'll find it _really_ familiar. -- mark@DRD.Com uunet!apctrc!drd!mark$B!J%^!<%/!!!&%m!<%l%s%9!K(B
stuart@leafusa.hq.ileaf.com (Stuart Freedman {x1708}) (08/31/90)
Note that, as far as I know, a university can buy Interleaf TPS at a bargain basement price through our recently announced University Publishing Software deal. (I think that the price is a ~$150 handling charge, and you get a pretty full version of TPS.) I am not a corporate spokesman (just a humble net admin person), though, so you may want to contact the sales & marketing folks about the details of all this. (BTW, I have heard that DECWrite is just a repackaging of an old version of Frame Maker.) -- Stuart Freedman Internet: smf@saffron.lcs.mit.edu Interleaf, Inc. UUCP: uunet!leafusa!stuart 25 First Street Voice: +1(617)621-0800, ext. 1708 Cambridge, MA 02141 Touch-Tone: +1(617)621-0555,1-1708
bruce@ccavax.camb.com (09/01/90)
In article <1990Aug21.173424.15771@wrl.dec.com>, price@chukls.enet.dec.com (Chuck Price) writes: > > DECwrite from Digital isn't public domain, but it offers a full WYSIWYG > environment, outputs in PostScript or DDIF (or ASCII), etc. > If you have a CDROM reader, DEC has a nifty 90 day free trial under way. It started just with folks that attended DECworld, but now has been extended to anyone. You will get a CDROM with ALL the demo'able S/W, and 90 day PAKs for the 5 you select (you may succeed in asking for a few more...). Note well that they list VAXSET, but then list all 6 products it includes!, so don't pick them individually, pick VAXSET (for CMS,MMS,LSE,PCA,SCA,DTM) as one of your 5 selections. DECwrite is on the list (hence this note), also such things as: ADA, Cobol, C, LISP, VAXcluster S/W, VAXnotes, CDA Convert lib, and many more! Also DEC sends another CDROM with EDServices DEClearn CDROM online courseware and a PAK to let you try some of it. (you can PAY to have more students learn more, of course). On the general issue of how many more than 5 I might be allowed to select for a demo, I was told someone else in our company could sign up seperately (from a different site). DEC also now has an ENET cdrom server for VAXen without readers. The demo folks can fax you data on it, too. Call DEC at 800 343 4040. Ask about the DECworld trial. I spoke to John DeRoche who is: deroche@aimhi.enet.dec.com
treese@crl.dec.com (Win Treese) (09/13/90)
In article <1990Aug31.135211.737@leafusa.hq.ileaf.com> stuart@leafusa.hq.ileaf.com (Stuart Freedman {x1708}) writes:
(BTW, I have heard that DECWrite is just a repackaging of an old
version of Frame Maker.)
This is incorrect. Digital has done extensive development on DECwrite;
it is not simply a repackaging of an old version of Frame.
Win Treese Cambridge Research Lab
treese@crl.dec.com Digital Equipment Corp.