>>>>> "adrien" == adrien rebollo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

adrien> Hello, I have just received a mail from Nicolas Le Novere who
adrien> points out mistakes about the dates quoted for TeX and LaTeX
adrien> in the Introduction and UserGuide.

adrien> Nicolas tells me that TeX has been first published in 1978,
adrien> and LaTeX in 1982, and I agree that there is a big difference
adrien> with the values in the manuals (1984 and 1985). The first date
adrien> is confirmed by
adrien> http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=whatTeX 

Concerning TeX, I think there is a big difference between TeX78 and
TeX82, which is the basis for what we use now. TeX78 is more like an
early prototype, and I am not sure that it is compatible with TeX78.

But I agree that we should check our facts in the docs.

JMarc

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