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author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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committer | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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diff --git a/info/digests/texline/no13/betsy b/info/digests/texline/no13/betsy new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..47e85aff1e --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/texline/no13/betsy @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +\title{Sunny Mexico} +A report on my \TeX\ activities in Mexico and maybe a few personal too. +(The temperature is in the 70's -- +the air is very polluted -- +People are very charming and hospitable, and there are about 20 +million just in Mexico City. +No one has heard of \SGML\ or CALS\dots). + + +Arturo Sanchez invited me to speak at the \TeX\ +meeting in Mexico City in February 1991. A diligent host +he organised my sightseeing, including visiting the Pyramids +of the Sun and the Moon, built in the 6th and 7th Century. +Real old. + +Did you know that {\sc the car} of Mexico is the VW Bug? There are $1+$ +million manufactured there yearly, and nearly all the taxis are +Bugs\dots + +Friday was the \TeX\ user meeting held at the University, near the +Olympic Stadium from 1968\dots + +About 60 people attended and the program was all in Spanish with the +exception of my presentation. There were 4 speakers and one of the +people before me spoke on some of the same things that I had planned, so +it took some quick adjusting on my part. + +Anyway, this was a friendly crowd and very receptive. They are using +PC \TeX\ 2.1, and have never heard of HiJaak, didn't know much about +\TeX\ 3.0/virtual fonts, so it was quite interesting for them to hear +about all our (ArborText) offerings. There is an Addison Wesley office there +and 3 people were present. They ordered an upgrade on the spot (they brought +their old version). Of all those present, all had PC's except 2 who had +Suns. There is much interest in a `Windows' version. In +case you are wondering, they all understood English so I +did not have to have a translator. + +After a coffee break, they had a roundtable discussion in Spanish about +various projects, problems, etc., to which I listened and understood about +1/4. I went to dinner with the conference committee at the University +Club. A newly developing market, a little behind ours. + +I have only seen one little tabloid English +language newspaper and no TV or radio in English except a +movie channel, so I truly feel that I have been {\sc away}. +\author{Betsy Dale} + |