From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 17-AUG-1989 08:56 To: MRGATE::"ARISIA::EVERHART" Subj: Announcement: August 1989 Version of the DECUS TeX Collection Message-Id: <8908171249.AA05314@crdgw1.ge.com> Received: From KL.SRI.COM by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Thu, 17 AUG 89 05:14:22 PDT Received: from AAMRL.AF.MIL by KL.SRI.COM with TCP; Thu, 17 Aug 89 04:58:09 PDT Received: from FALCON by AAMRL.AF.MIL; Thu, 17 Aug 89 07:52 EDT Date: Thu, 17 Aug 89 07:55 EST From: Ted Nieland <@AAMRL.AF.MIL:TNIELAND@FALCON> Subject: Announcement: August 1989 Version of the DECUS TeX Collection To: info-vax@kl.sri.COM, texhax@cs.washington.EDU X-Vms-To: IN%"info-vax@kl.sri.com,texhax@cs.washington.edu" The attached is a copy of the DECUS Library Abstract for the new release of the DECUS TeX Collection (DECUS TeX Collection, August 1989). The DECUS TeX Collection can be obtained from the DECUS Library (reference number VS0058) or from your DECUS LUG (Local User Group). The library has received the new collection and DECUS LUGs can request the collection from their Region Tape Copy Coordinator's. To contact the DECUS Library: The DECUS Program Library 219 Boston Post Road BP02 Marlboro, MA 01752-1850 Phone: 508 480-3418 Ted Nieland (513) 427-6355 Control Data Corporation DECUS TeX Collection Editor TNIELAND@AAMRL.AF.MIL DECUS TeX Collection Abstract The DECUS TeX Collection is based on the TeX Files stored at SCORE.- STANFORD.EDU and are available via ANONYMOUS FTP, plus additional material collected from sources across the world. Recipients of the DECUS VAX/VMS TeX distribution need not have the compilers, since executable versions of most programs are included on the tape. The DECUS TeX tape includes all source programs as well as object code. The distribution contains five directory trees: [.000_INSTRUCT] Contains the instructions for installing the TeX collection [.TeX] Contains all the material needed to get TeX up and running on your system. The ma- terial includes TeX, LaTeX, METAFONT, AMS- TeX, TeXsis, BibTeX, PICTeX, DVI Drivers, RNOTOTeX, a spelling checker that understands TeX/LaTeX, and DVITOVDU. [.TeX_FONTS] All the fonts for TeX. Designed for a LN03. [.TeX_SOURCE1] Contains the source code for everything in saveset [.TeX_SOURCE2] 2, plus additional material such as: UNIX Mate- rial, TeX and Screen Previewers for PCs, TeX and Previewer for MACINTOSH, GloTeX, previewers for VAXStations (Both VWS and DECWindows), LSE Templates for TeX/LaTeX and BibTeX, Trip and Trap Tests for TeX and METAFONT, and ad- ditional DVI Driver material including Postscript LaTeX material for VMS. Recommendations: Get The TeXBook by Donald Knuth and LaTeX: A Document Preparation System by Leslie Lamport as the minimal documentation for the system. Knuth's five volume set Computers and Typesetting is highly recommended. The five volume set includes The TeXBook and The METAFONTBook. The Joy of TeX is the documentation for AM S-TeX. The PICTeX Manual will be needed if you wish to use PICTeX. Other Included Items The TeX Collection includes the other TeX related individual submissions from the DECUS Library. These submissions are: V00135 DVI to VDU: A TeX Page Previewer Program V00171 LaTeX Templates & Help files for LSE V00179 DEPROC: LaTeX for the DECUS Proceedings V00294 WEB Pack V00301 DVIOUT - DVI Output Driver V00399 DVI2PS Supported devices The following output devices are suppoorted by this version of TeX: - DEC LN03 (requires a RAM Cartridge) [DVItoLN03 or LNTeX] - DEC LN03 Plus (uses bitmaps) [DVIL3P] - DEC LA75 [DVIl75] - Postscript (LPS40, Apple LaserWriter, LN03S) [DVIALW,DVI2PS,PSPRINT] - HP Laserjet [DVIJET] - HP Laserjet Plus [DVIJEP] - Cannon Engine Laserprinter [DVICAN] - EPSON Printer [DVIEPS] - Printronix Printer [DVIPRX] - Okidata Pacemark 2410 (72 or 144 DPI) [DVIOKI] - VT terminals, Regis Terminals, Tektronix Terminals [DVItoVDU] - VAXStations running VWS [DVIDIS] - DEC Windows [XDVI] - Version 3.10 BBN BitGraph terminal [DVIBIT] - Golden Dawn Golden Laser 100 printer [DVIGD] - Imagen imPRESS-language laser printer family [DVIIMP] - Apple Imagewriter 72 or 144 dpi printers [DVIM72 or DVIMAC] - MPI Sprinter 72 dpi printer [DVIMPI] - Toshiba P-1351 180 dpi printer [DVITOS] - Generic Output [DVI2TTY] Update Information The August 1989 DECUS TeX collection has updated the following items: TeX (now 2.991), LaTeX & SLiTeX (now 2.09 <24 May 1989>), TeXsis, the LaTeX style collection, DVItoLN03, TeX for MS-DOS, and TeX for UNIX (includes TeXx 2.8.6 and the new SPIDERWEB). The following items are new with this collection: DVI2TTY, OZTeX (TeX for the Macintosh), XDVI (DECWindows Previewer for VMS), DVIOUT, WEB Pack, and DVI2PS for VMS. Collection Information This TeX Collection has been done for the DECUS Library and the DE- CUS Language and Tools SIG (L&T) Public Domain working group. The material is by various authors. Suggestions for additions to the collection are accepted. Please send all suggestions to the Collection Editor.