TeX for the 3b1
Gary S. Trujillo
gnews at gnosys.UUCP
Tue Jun 14 04:28:16 AEST 1988
In article <7600008 at uiucdcsm> hartman at uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>In article <207 at jhereg.Jhereg.MN.ORG>, mark at jhereg.Jhereg.MN.ORG (Mark H. Colburn) writes:
>> A while back, someone was offering a complete version of TeX which had
>> been ported to the 3b1. If my memory serves, this included a
>> previewer and a bunch of printers supported, including Epsons,
>> Imagewriters, etc. I would be grateful for any information about
>> this.
>> --
>> Mark H. Colburn mark at jhereg.Jhereg.MN.ORG
>> ..!ihnp4!chinet!jhereg!mark
Well, folks, I don't now and never have run TeX, but I am an incurable packrat.
Here's a slightly edited dump of what I happened to have lying around on the
subject. Hope it helps!
Gary
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From: elh at vu-vlsi.UUCP (Edward L. Hepler)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
Subject: UNIX/PC tex, latex, and previewer
Keywords: TeX, LaTeX, UNIX/PC 7300
Message-ID: <1094 at vu-vlsi.UUCP>
Date: 29 Aug 87 02:11:39 GMT
Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept.
I have ported the C version of TeX (and of course LaTeX) to my 3b1.
I have also generated a previewer based on Nelson Beebe's dvi drivers
and a texview program posted to the net a while back. This version of
the previewer uses either the pk, gf, or pxl format fonts and attempts
to substitute something reasonable when a particular font can't be found.
I currently only use the pk format (for obvious disk space reasons).
I have also ported the previewer to a Sun 3, but it needs a bit more
work before I would consider it usable and friendly.
The user can see approximately half of a page when using the UNIX/PC
version and an entire page when using the SUN version. Of course
commands exist to move the page around on the screen to view hidden
parts.
I imagine that a few (if not a lot) of those on the net with UNIX/PCs
would like a copy of this. The problem I have is that the C version
of TeX source, previewer source, etc consumes 7 Meg of disk space
(uncompressed) while the macros and 5 magnifications of the computer
modern font set (in pk format) takes another 4 Megs. The executable
of the previewer and virtex take about a half a Meg. I never got
an undump to work on the UNIX/PC so my call to tex or latex is simply
a shell script that calls virtex and loads the appropriate format file.
I am looking for suggestions on how to get this info into interested
party's hands. I don't really want to have to handle hundreds of floppies
from people and my only phone line into my machine is also my home voice
line (anyone want to donate another line :-) ). I think posting the
source and everything else necessary to make it work would be unworkable?.
I'll listen for suggestions for about a week before deciding how to
proceed. Please let me know what you think.....
Thanks,
Dr. Ed Hepler
elh at vu-vlsi
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From: jdc at naucse.UUCP (John Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: 3b1 TeX
Keywords: Hepler
Message-ID: <564 at naucse.UUCP>
Date: 10 Feb 88 13:27:53 GMT
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
I feel a responsibility to respond to pjh at hao, but uucp doesn't
seem to feel the same way. This netter saw a remark I made about
TeX on my 3b1:
Yes TeX lives on 3b1s! Dr. Edward L. Hepler did a port and offered
Common TeX and some drivers (plus a 3b1 previewer). It was too large
to post, so he requested that you send him 12 formatted floppies.
It has been a while since he made the offer; you should contact him
to see if he is still "in the business". (Maybe he's reading this
and can post a follow up, since at least one 3b1 user was unaware of
the offer.)
If you work with TeX and have a 3b1, I'd like to keep in touch. I'm
trying to decide if I should buy a NEC P6 24pin printer. (Since I can't
reach pjh, maybe someone else wants to start a TeX email correspondence :-).
Dr. Edward L. Hepler
Adj. Prof. (VLSI Design and Advanced Computer Architecture)
E.E. Dept.
Villanova University
elh at vu-vlsi
Cheers.
--
John Campbell ...!arizona!naucse!jdc
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From: rosalia at mozart.UUCP (Mark Galassi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 3b1 TeX (available via anonymous FTP)
Keywords: TeX, ftp
Message-ID: <11 at mozart.UUCP>
Date: 14 Feb 88 16:11:52 GMT
References: <564 at naucse.UUCP>
Reply-To: rosalia at mozart.UUCP (Mark Galassi)
Organization: Mark Galassi Research, Stony Brook, New York.
In article <564 at naucse.UUCP> jdc at naucse.UUCP (John Campbell) writes:
>Yes TeX lives on 3b1s! Dr. Edward L. Hepler did a port and offered
>Common TeX and some drivers (plus a 3b1 previewer). It was too large
>to post, so he requested that you send him 12 formatted floppies.
I got the package from Ed, and I am willing to make it available via
anonymous ftp from "noether.sunysb.edu". Before I do that, I need to
know if anyone who uses UNIX PCs has arpanet access. Please
send me mail if you have arpanet access and would like TeX for the
3B1; or if you have an estimate that lots of other UNIX PC owners
have this.
In passing: the TeX port works nicely, the previewer is a bit
strange though. Probably because it tries to fit things on the
monitor which has a funny resolution, and it also tries to match
up fonts with the UNIX PC fonts.
--
Mark Galassi
...!icus!mozart!rosalia
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From: elh at vu-vlsi.UUCP (Edward L. Hepler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 3b1 TeX (available via anonymous FTP)
Keywords: TeX, ftp
Message-ID: <1361 at vu-vlsi.UUCP>
Date: 16 Feb 88 21:31:53 GMT
References: <564 at naucse.UUCP> <11 at mozart.UUCP>
Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept.
No, the previewer does not use the UNIX PC fonts. There are fonts which
have been generated using metafont for the UNIX PC previewer package. The
base for the metafont generation was calculated from the 3b1 monitor specs. Some
of those look strange (compared to what they will look like coming from a
laser printer) due to the low bit density (bit pitch) of the 3b1 monitor.
It does substitute in a font of a different size if the required font size
is not present on the system....
Ed Hepler
elh at vu-vlsi
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From: hartman at uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 3b1 TeX (available via anonymou
Message-ID: <7600005 at uiucdcsm>
Date: 20 Feb 88 21:14:00 GMT
References: <11 at mozart.UUCP>
>/* ---------- "Re: 3b1 TeX (available via anonymou" ---------- */
...
> I got the package from Ed, and I am willing to make it available via
> anonymous ftp from "noether.sunysb.edu". Before I do that, I need to
> know if anyone who uses UNIX PCs has arpanet access. Please
> send me mail if you have arpanet access and would like TeX for the
> 3B1; or if you have an estimate that lots of other UNIX PC owners
> have this.
...
> Mark Galassi
> ...!icus!mozart!rosalia
Has anyone been able to to get this yet? I can't seem to find the
host "noether.sunysb.edu", and mail I sent to the address given above
got bounced back.
Anybody had better luck? Could someone send me the internet number
of "noether"?
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Mark Hartman ihnp4!uiucdcs!hartman
hartman at m.cs.uiuc.edu
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From: hartman at uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: ftp access for TeX?
Message-ID: <7600006 at uiucdcsm>
Date: 9 Mar 88 05:06:00 GMT
References: <4500008 at uicsgva>
/* Written 10:11 am Mar 1, 1988 by tobin at uicsgva.UUCP in uiucdcsm:comp.sys.att */
/* ---------- "ftp access for TeX?" ---------- */
Last February 21st, Mark Galassi posted a note saying he would
be willing to make TeX available to those with ftp access to
arpanet. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the net address
of the host "noether.sunysb.edu", and mail I sent to Mark
was bounced back to me. Does anyone know the net address for
noether, or have a better mail address for Mark? I would
appreciate any help, as we are quite anxious to get TeX up on
our 3b1's! Thanks,
Paul Tobin
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Illinois
tobin at bach.csg.uiuc.edu
/* End of text from uiucdcsm:comp.sys.att */
The internet number for noether.sunysb.edu is 129.49.4.4, but as far
as I know the sources are not there. I have also had problems
sending mail to Mark Galassi. So Mark, if you are out there,
add another vote for making TeX available!
--
Mark Hartman hartman at a.cs.uiuc.edu
ihnp4!uiucdcs!hartman
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From: dquah at e5274b.UUCP (Danny Quah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.sys.mac,comp.text
Subject: printers to do TeX(tures) output, 3b1, Mac
Keywords: TeX, non PostScript, 3b1, Mac
Message-ID: <170 at e5274b.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 88 01:06:09 GMT
Organization: Economics MIT
I run TeXtures (Kellerman-Smith) on a Mac Plus, as well Ed Hepler's
port of TeX proper to the AT&T 3b1. I am wondering what the net's
experience has been with non Post Script (tm) laser printers off of
both these machines, specifically with printing TeX output. What would
be especially nice is a printer that can be driven by both the 3b1 as
well as the Mac Plus. (TeXtures prints ok on an Imagewriter I, so
clearly it's comfortable with QuickDraw).
There may not be sufficient interest on the net with this kind
of overlap, so please mail and I will summarize.
Any makers of non Post Script (tm) laser printers on the net
reading this?
--
--Danny
dquah at dolphin.mit.edu; e5274b!dquah at eddie.mit.edu (617) 253-0914.
Dept. of Economics MIT, E52-274b, Cambridge MA 02139.
...{mit-eddie, harvard!spdcc}!e5274b!dquah
--
Gary S. Trujillo {ihnp4,linus,bbn,m2c}!spdcc!gnosys!gst
Somerville, Massachusetts {cirl,ima,stech,wjh12}!gnosys!gst
--
Gary S. Trujillo {ihnp4,linus,bbn,m2c}!spdcc!gnosys!gst
Somerville, Massachusetts {cirl,ima,stech,wjh12}!gnosys!gst
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