[techtalk] TeX Resources?

[Rick Scott]

Hi all,

Hoping to be able to complete reports and the like using vi instead
of some $DIETY-forsaken word processing software, I've just taken the 
dive into learning TeX.  (Debugging your philosophy paper is a novel
experience...!)

I've read a few online HOWTO-type documents, but now I'm looking at
perhaps picking up a more-or-less comprehensive dead-tree reference.
Has anyone read the TeXBook or other TeX guides?  What would you
recommend?


Thanks,
Rick
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