While LaTex sounds interesting, I do need some basic .doc compability when papers are to be turned in electronically. What I did with my Sunday project was to email it from the 1400 to myself, fire up Wordperfect 14, and to be on the safe side, save it as a Word 2003 doc. Then email it to the prof.

Haven't looked into LaTEx compability and .rtf may be just fine.