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My book is out!

This one was a passion project. It's about how we've used computers for writing, including nroff, LaTeX, HTML, and DITA. There's even a chapter in there about WordStar on DOS. 🤓

I added a ton of references and examples, so you can see how it works. I think the chapters on nroff and troff are my favorite, because they show a really interesting part of tech writing history.

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The FreeDOS Project · 4w
Buy my book! If you like #retrocomputing, you'll love the tech history in here. Springer/Apress: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/979-8-8688-2931-4 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Markup-Markdown-Evolution-Typesetting-Frameworks/dp/B0GZYBF3F1
A Leaf on the Wind 🍃 · 4w
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joany · 4w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2jqeaxwwwfwwck376nxct0cujp8ykn2mnl2h038es3v82hla5cys3cz0uk Thats why its been quiet on YouTube 🥹 Congratulations 🎉
John Maxwell · 4w
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🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑 · 3w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2jqeaxwwwfwwck376nxct0cujp8ykn2mnl2h038es3v82hla5cys3cz0uk RUNOFF?
Julien Goodwin · 3w
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Chuck · 3w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2jqeaxwwwfwwck376nxct0cujp8ykn2mnl2h038es3v82hla5cys3cz0uk Super neat! All I need now is a Diablo Printer with at least 3 different print wheels to print out hard copies of my documentation 😄 Are any of the "mainframe" markups in there like...