TeX and LaTeX

What are TeX and LaTeX?

TeX and LaTeX are document processing systems designed to make professional looking documents. TeX and LaTeX are used extensively by scientific journals. LaTeX is a simplified version of TeX by Leslie Lamport. TeX was written by Donald Knuth.

How to Use

To access TeX use following command:

tex

To access LaTeX use following command:

latex

Manuals Availability

Manuals are available from the System Administrator and/or the machine room book shelf.

Availability

TeX and LaTeX are available on the Suns.

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