The SGML Handbook

696 Pages·1990·24.242 MB·English

by  Charles F. Goldfarb

The
SGML
Handbook

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The
SGML
Handbook
Charles F. Goldfarb
IBM Almaden Research Center
Edited and with a foreword by
Yuri Rubinsky,
SoftQuadInc.
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© Charles F. Goldfarb, 1990
First published 1990
Reprinted 1992, 1993, 1994 (twice), 1995
Excerpts from International Standards, termed ‘ISO text’ in this
book, © International Organization for Standardization, 1986, 1988,
1990; used by permission.
‘A Brief History of the Development of SGML’ © SGML Users’ Group,
1989; used by permission.
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Goldfarb, Charles F.
The SGML handbook.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Electronic publishing. 2. SGML (Computer program
language). I. Rubinsky, Yuri. '//. Title. *'
Z286.E43G64 1990 686.2'2544536 90-7783
ISBN 0 19 853737 9
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Great Britain by Bookcraft Ltd,
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To Linda
but for whom life would be like SGML without an application
all form and no meaning.
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