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At 18:50 +0000 1998/12/14, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> >Obviously it has the advantage that it can be translated
>> >into other languages, eg PostScript and PDF.
>>
>> Why is this an advantage _over_ say PDF?
>
>Because 2 > 1.

I don't see the connection; please explain.

  Hans Aberg
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