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Re: Infinity vs DirectedInfinity[1]

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  • Subject: [mg70584] Re: [mg70489] Infinity vs DirectedInfinity[1]
  • From: AES <siegman at stanford.edu>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:21:52 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Stanford University
  • References: <200610180816.EAA07979@smc.vnet.net> <45362BB8.9080006@wolfram.com> <eh8v3k$hih$1@smc.vnet.net>

In article <eh8v3k$hih$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
 "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name> wrote:

> 
> P.S. One interesting question that came up when we were emailing
> off-list was: "How was formatting done before the box formatting
> system was introduced?"
> 

And did the "boxes and stretchy glue" concept originate with Donald 
Knuth?


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