\centerline{\bf Multilingual \TeX\ distribution}
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Michael Ferguson's Multilinual \TEX, and the associated
macro package INRS\TeX\ is available for {\sc vax vms}
and {\sc sun unix} environments from Berger-Levrault.
\TEX\ is a modification of \TeX\ which allows hyphenation
of accented words and also the dynamic loading of various
hyphenation patterns during a single run. INRS\TeX\ is a
macro package for document preparation. It offers similar
functional scope to \LaTeX, but is completely compatible
with |plain| \TeX. The distribution is available in a
variety of formats. There are some restrictions
associated with the distribution: briefly they may be
summarised as, a single license covers up to 16
workstations connected on  a local area network, the
manual may not be reproduced, and commercial use is
prohibited. The price for this distribution is about
1500\,FF, with the manual an extra 200\,FF. For further
information, contact:
{\obeylines
Berger-Levrault
Advanced Information Systems
34 Avenue du Roule
92200 Neuilly sur Seine
France
}

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\centerline{\bf Atari!}
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It should be obvious that the Atari is useful for a few
more things than merely playing games. In some respects,
it even has a few advantages over the Macintosh, which is
now very corporate-credible. {\sl ST World Magazine\/} ran
a feature on DTP which managed to mention \TeX{}. Like many
reputable magazines and newsletters, they stole the
information from elsewhere --- the ST Club Newsletter.
From the rather brief account, it would appear that
\DEK's series, `Art of Computer Programming' has been cut
to only six volumes, and of course they trot out the
usual nonsense about `not as easy to use' and `not nearly
as user-friendly', which really is becoming the bane of
my life. But let's leave this aside and note that ``if
there is some interest, we will run a feature on \TeX''.
Generate some interest. {\sl ST World\/}'s number is 0243
783932, and the editor's name is Hugh Gollner.

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\centerline{\bf Electronic Publishing Technologies}
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The January 1988 edition of {\sl Computer}, published by
the Computer Society of the IEEE was given over entirely
to the subject of `electronic publishing technologies
interpreted in the broadest possible sense'. Apart from
the usefulness of an overview, and the possibility of
picking up a few more buzz words, a couple of the
articles were of more specific relevance to \TeX{}. 

Pehong Chen and Michael Harrison discuss some aspects of
\VorTeX\ (Visually Oriented \TeX). It is quite arresting
to hear \TeX\ described as `traditional document
development systems', but essentially \TeX's contribution
to \VorTeX\ is really as an underlying (replacable)
formatting engine, which allows Harrison's team to make
their notions of `multiple representation' more concrete.

Jeff Johnson and Rick Beach examine various styles in
document editing systems, and provide a useful history of
{\it wysiwyg\/} systems. There is much else which is
relevant in this paper, but providing a synopsis would be
a real challenge. Janet Walker also provides some useful
insights into the DTP arena.
The remainder of the articles are concerned mainly with
hypertext. Interesting in their own right, they are
probably not immediately relevant to \TeX\ --- until we
stumble into Hyper\TeX{}. However, I do now know that
what I am seeking to achieve is a `seamless information
environment'.