Moving to XML
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Differences from SGML
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Like HTML, much simpler!
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Like HTML, optimised for delivery over restricted-bandwidth
links.
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Unlike HTML, a true subset of SGML.
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All valid XML documents are valid SGML documents.
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SGML tools (conforming to ISO 8879) will work with XML.
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Organisations with an existing committment to SGML will
find the transition to XML much simpler.
An older version of this course
is available here