UKTeX V89 #34 Friday 22 September 1989 DOSTeX Public-domain TeX for MS/DOS VGA mono dvi previewer requested cheap TeX dina.sty or dina4.sty? TeX for Archimedes available. TeX on the Atari ST Thesis style files uktex, UKTUG, etc.. Editor Peter Abbott Latest TeXhax in the Archive is #84 (83 did not arrive) Latest TeXmag in the Archive is V3N3 --------------------------------- From: Telephone call from an unconnected user Subject: DOSTeX The user has a PC with extended memory but DOSTeX will not run as it needs 620k. Anyone offer a solution? --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.RHBNC.VAXB; Fri, 15 Sep 89 15:54 BST Date: Fri, 15 SEP 89 15:52:14 BST From: CHAA006@UK.AC.RHBNC.VAXB Subject: Public-domain TeX for MS/DOS Sender: JANET"CHAA006@UK.AC.RHBNC.VAXB" Reply-to: Philip Taylor (RHBNC) Originally-to: JANET%"pgh@uk.co.stc.stl",JANET%"kmc@rutherford.dec-e" Mailer: Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989) In the latest UK-TeX, Peter Hamer and Kate Crennell both asked about public-domain TeX for MS-DOS based systems. In the Aston archive, under [TeX-Archive.TeX.Ms-Dos.SbTeX], will be found SB24TEX.BOO --- Wayne Sullivan's public-domain eight-bit MS-DOS TeX implementation. Highly recommended. ** Phil. Philip Taylor Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.DURHAM.EASBY; Fri, 15 Sep 89 17:54 BST From: Martin Ward Date: Fri, 15 Sep 89 17:51:45 BST Message-Id: <6345.8909151651@easby.durham.ac.uk> Subject: VGA mono dvi previewer requested Does anyone have a dvi previewer for a mono VGA screen (PC clone - an Amstrad 2286 to be precise)? If it could sample its fonts from a 300dpi set of pk files that would be even better! (but not essential). I have all the other bits (TeX, LaTeX, dvi to postscript converter, tfm and pk files, style files etc.) which I am willing to distribute pass on (send ten 1.2 Mbyte high density 5.25" floppies OR 1.44 MByte 3.5" floppies plus postage - plus optional donation to St Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham). Martin (martin@uk.ac.dur.easby) Martin Ward Computer Science Dept Science Labs South Rd Durham DH1 3LE --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.SOUTHAMPTON.ECS; Fri, 15 Sep 89 18:33 BST Received: from drake.ecs.soton.ac.uk by hilliard.ecs.soton.ac.uk; Fri, 15 Sep 89 18:35:51 BST From: Sebastian Rahtz Date: Fri, 15 Sep 89 18:21:21 BST Message-Id: <3115.8909151721@drake.ecs.soton.ac.uk> Subject: cheap TeX Please can you tell me where I can get PC-TeX from? We need TeX, a DVI previewer, and a Postscript driver for a PC clone, and we have no money. is there any chance of a CHEST deal for PC-TeX? Kate Crennell No need to spend money *IF* you are prepared to take a litte trouble and don't want support from a company. PubTeX, DosTeX and SBTeX are all available from the Aston archive at no cost; DVIEW is a free previewer; dvitops is an excellent printer driver for PostScript which compiles on a PC. go for it, as they say. Sebastian Rahtz --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.EARN-RELAY; Sat, 16 Sep 89 15:13 BST Received: from UKACRL by UK.AC.RL.IB (Mailer X1.25) with BSMTP id 6029; Sat, 16 Sep 89 15:11:15 BS Received: from ASTRPD.INFN.IT by UKACRL.BITNET (Mailer X1.25) with BSMTP id 7524; Sat, 16 Sep 89 15:11:15 Message-id: <3088> Date: Sat, 16 SEP 89 15:54 N From: FISICA@IT.INFN.ASTRPD Subject: dina.sty or dina4.sty? X-Original-To: info-tex@aston.ac.uk, FISICA In my archive I found the following style file. As it comes from Germany, it may be what Jeremy Gibbons (jg@ox.prg) is looking for. Max %+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ %+ Datei: din-a4.sty + %+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ % % Commands for page size DIN A4 THO 20APR1986 % % use \documentstyle[din-a4]{...} \textheight 699pt \textwidth 434pt \oddsidemargin 24pt \evensidemargin 10pt %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.EDINBURGH.EMAS-A; Sat, 16 Sep 89 21:27 BST Via: UK.AC.EDINBURGH.COMPUTER-SCIENCE.TARDIS ; (to uk.ac.edinburgh.emas-a) 16 Sep 89 21:27:54 bst Date: 16 Sep 1989 21:24:08-BST From: gtoal Subject: TeX for Archimedes available. Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, firstly, apologies for not addressing this to you by name - it is part of a large mailshot. I am sending this to everyone who's name is in my (very large) file of corresponence about TeX, the typesetting program. If this means nothing to you, you may discard this mail and read no further - sorry to have bothered you. The address list I generated for this mail shot will not be used again: I will only send in future to those who reply to this mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I now have a set of ten floppy discs with a release of TeX for the Acorn Archimedes. If you have been waiting for a copy of TeX, please mail me now =========================================== to let me know, or simply send me ten formatted Archimedes floppies and return mailer/postage and I shall post the release to you. (Address: Graham Toal, 76 Clare Court, Judd Street, London WC1H 9QW, Tel: +44 (1) 837 3806) If you run a file-server or mail-server, and would like to place a copy of ======================================== this tex release on your system, again, please let me know. I cannot upload this much data to you by mail (I use a telephone connection) so I shall have to send you the files by post. There are no copying restrictions on this port. Feel free to give it away to friends & colleagues. The release consists only of TeX, and 300dpi fonts with a Postscript laser driver. It needs an Archimedes of MORE than 1Mb, and it needs a hard disk. There is no previewer (yet). Graham Toal --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.POLY-EAST-LONDON; Mon, 18 Sep 89 9:39 BST Date: Mon, 18 Sep 89 09:42:35 GMT From: A42JR@UK.AC.NE-LONDON-POLY Thanks to the three correspondents who sent me information about DINA4.STY. It would appear to be simply the DIN (Deutches Industries Norm) A4 paper size. If you have DINA4 specified, first try the usual A4 style option. I had a fairly substantial version sent from JG@UK.oxford.prg which I'm sure can be sent to others who need it. Thanks also to GH@lancaster.physics.vax1 and Erich Neuwirth (A4433DAB@EARN.AWIUNI11) who also sent helpful information. John Rostron A42JR@PEL --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.SHEFFIELD.PRIMEA; Mon, 18 Sep 89 15:48 BST Date: Mon, 18 Sep 89 15:48:58 From: Mike Piff Subject: TeX on the Atari ST I have come across the following distributor of TeX for the Atari ST. The package includes LaTeX and a previewer, and costs 10 pounds, including p&p for 4 disks. Suppose it might save the time involved in file transfering it out of the ARCHIVE. South West Software Library PO Box 562 Wimborne Dorset BH21 2YD Let's see now, that's 400 pounds for computer with a REAL megabyte of memory, AT speed, and mono monitor; about 300 to 400 for a hard disk to make TeX workable; 10 pounds for TeX and LaTeX; then there's the printer...d*mn it, how DO you make these comparisons? Mike Piff - ---- From: Dr M. J. Piff, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Sheffield, The Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, England. Telephone SHEFFIELD(0742) 768555 Extension 4431. JANET address: PM1MJP@UK.AC.SHEF.PA or PM1MJP@UK.AC.SHEF.IBM - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- From: Dr A C L Lee RAE Y70 Room 4 The Met Office FAX NO: 0252 515523 Telephone No: 0252 24461 Ext. 5730 I am interested in using BIBTEX for references within scientific journal papers, but neither the detailed formats of the citation within the body of the paper, nor the details of the reference section itself, follow the format of the journals I am likely to subscribe to. I suspect that this problem can be solved by a different "bibliographystyle", and by a suitable set of "string" commands in the .BIB file. My journals are those associated with meteorological and geophysical matters, for example: Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. Meteorological Mag. J. Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology J. Applied Meterology J. Geophys. Research Advances in Radio Research Advances in Geophysics J. Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics J. Climatology J. remote Sensing Soc. Weather Rev. Sci. Instrum. Proc. Inst. Radio Eng. Proc IEEE Radio Sci. J. Hydrology Monthly Weather Review Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. Can anyone please help? Tony Lee --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.ABERDEEN; Thu, 21 Sep 89 22:48 BST Date: Wed, 20 Sep 89 12:28:32 BST From: D.C.LINDSEY@UK.AC.ABERDEEN Reply-To: d.c.lindsey@uk.ac.aberdeen Subject: Thesis style files Message-ID: <890920.12383295.097947@ABERDEEN.CP6> Calling all UK University user-service punters! Do you make a style file available to users which conforms to your local thesis regulations. If so could you let me have a copy. I'm interested from the point of view of hacking a version to conform to our own regulations and also to see what concessions you may have obtained from the powers that be in the way of line spacing and other layout characteristics. P.S I already have a copy of the UC thesis style pulled from the archive. Thanks Dave Lindsey (d.c.lindsey@uk.ac.aberdeen) --------------------------------- Via: UK.AC.EDINBURGH.LFCS; Thu, 21 Sep 89 19:26 BST From: Angus Duggan Date: Tue, 19 Sep 89 16:08:14-0000 Message-Id: <2364.8909191508@subnode.lfcs.ed.ac.uk> Subject: uktex, UKTUG, etc.. Hello, I talked to you at the TeX89 meeting in Karlsruhe about the uktex newsletter, and various other things. It appears that uktex is gatewayed into a local newsgroup, and it has just started appearing there. I would like more information about the UKTUG meeting on October 11, if you have anything. If you're going to put anything in uktex, please don't bother sending me it personally. *************************************************************************** Editor - Details have been posted *************************************************************************** Is TeX version 2.991 for UNIX available on the archive yet? *************************************************************************** Editor - VMS version is available but I do not know about UNIX versions. *************************************************************************** I've looked through the most likely files, but haven't found anything. The other things which I am looking for which are not on the archive are the AFM files for some Adobe fonts. I have just discovered how to set an explicit return path for the Adobe server, and I am trying to get them from that source also, but in case I cannot, here is a list of the fonts I want. Any help would be appreciated. AFMs for: Helvetica-Condensed Helvetica-Condensed-Bold Helvetica-Condensed-BoldObl Helvetica-Condensed-Oblique Helvetica-Black Helvetica-BlackOblique Helvetica-Light Helvetica-LightOblique LetterGothic LetterGothic-Bold LetterGothic-BoldSlanted LetterGothic-Slanted ParkAvenue AmericanTypewriter-Bold AmericanTypewriter-Medium Korinna-Bold Korinna-KursivBold Korinna-KursivRegular Korinna-Regular LubalinGraph-Book LubalinGraph-BookOblique LubalinGraph-Demi LubalinGraph-DemiOblique Lucida Lucida-Bold Lucida-BoldItalic Lucida-Italic Thanks a lot, Angus - - Angus Duggan, Department of Computer Science, | (This space for hire) University of Edinburgh, JCMB, | JANET: ajcd@uk.ac.ed.lfcs The King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, | USENET: ajcd@lfcs.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, Scotland. | OR: ajcd%lfcs.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk *************************************************************************** Editor - I now have available TeX 2.991 with LaTeX and PSprint (coutesy of Adrian Clarke and Andrew Trevorrow). The e option when errors occur causes entry into the Editor. A command file exists which sets up the necessary symbols for 2.991 etc. To install on VMS (only) send one tape (1600 or 6250) with the usual return label and postage. Simply use backup to install and obey the command procedure to invoke the system. *************************************************************************** --------------------------------- !! !! Files of interest !! [tex-archive]000aston.readme [tex-archive]000directory.list !! [tex-archive]000directory_dates.list [tex-archive]000directory.size !! [tex-archive]000last30days.files !! !! Editor - I have a tape labelled TeX 2.99 LaTeX 2.09 Metafont 1.7 !! Unix 4.2/3BSD & System V. Tar 1600 bpi blocked 20 1 file dated !! 25 July 1989 (from washington.edu). !! !! FTP access site uk.ac.aston.tex !! username public !! password public !! !! I have the facility to copy this tape for anyone who sends the following !! 1 2400 tape with return labels AND RETURN postage. (2.50 pounds sterling !! for UK users, payable to `Aston University') Outside UK please ask me. !! UK users send 4.25 for two tapes or 6.60 for three tapes. !! Send to !! !! P Abbott !! Computing Service !! Aston University !! Aston Triangle !! Birmingham B4 7ET !! !! A VMS backup of the archive requires 2 (two ) 2400' tapes at 6250bpi. !! Remaining details as above. !! !! A VMS backup of TeX 2.991 plus PSprint is available one tape is needed. !! !! Exabyte tape drive with Video 8 cassettes. !! !! Same formats available as 1/2in tapes. We use the following tapes !! SONY Video 8 cassette P5 90MP, MAXCELL Video 8 cassette P5-90 !! TDK Video 8 cassette P5-90MPB !! Postage 35p UK (stamp please), 1 pound sterling Europe, other areas 2 pounds !! !! OzTeX - Send 10 UNFORMATTED (800k) disks with return postage. !! !! Replies/submissions to info-tex@uk.ac.aston please !! distribution changes to info-tex-request@uk.ac.aston please !! !! end of issue