Latex was great in the DOS and early Windows era when the editing software and the underlying hardware (x86 based PCs) were unable to handle the graphic rich and numerically intense content that was utilized in typical technical theses. Conversely, Latex was primarily run on unix based work stations that afforded the user significantly more power than the then current x86 hardware. In this era, Latex/Unix ruled, followed by the Mac with x86/Intel/Microsoft taking the rear.
Today the issue of computing power is rarely an issue and even the lowest end/ cheapest system is probably more than adequate for most users. Likewise generic products by Microsoft and others are so rich in features and are well entrenched in the system that it is almost pointless to use anything else. Currently, except for maybe hardcore computer science graduates who have their own personal unix workstations, most rely on x86 hardware (ie. Intel/AMD) which primarily involves the use of Microsoft products. Marlon --- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frederick wrote: > > > >LATEX is a document preparation system for the TeX > >typesetting program. It offers programmable desktop > >publishing features and extensive facilities for > >automating most aspects of typesetting and desktop > >publishing, including numbering and cross > >referencing, tables and figures, page layout, > >bibliographies, and much more. > > > > I typeset my Ph.D. thesis in LaTex some 15 years > ago. > Good to know people are still using it today. > > Cheers, > > Santosh > >