hagelin@lne.kth.se (02/06/90)
Questions about TeX for the ST. ------------------------------- I have seen that TeX is sometimes mentioned in this newsgroup. Does TeX really exist for the Atari ST ? How much memory does it use, do I have to have a laserprinter, is it fully compatible with TeX on BIG computers, can I transfer a DVI-file from the Atari to another computer and still wind up with a beautifully TeX:ed text ? Where can I find TeX and is it public domain ? I would appriciate an answer to these quesTeXions and anything else that is worth knowing about this subject... Thanks in advance Martin
mikew@wheeler.wrcr.unr.edu (Mike Whitbeck) (02/09/90)
In article <38.25cdb349@lne.kth.se> hagelin@lne.kth.se writes: || || Questions about TeX for the ST. || ------------------------------- || || I have seen that TeX is sometimes mentioned in this newsgroup. Does TeX really || exist for the Atari ST ? How much memory does it use, do I have to have a YES! several implementations are available I use Ctex2.9 || laserprinter, is it fully compatible with TeX on BIG computers, can I transfer You can use EPSON or deskjet or ... || a DVI-file from the Atari to another computer and still wind up with a || beautifully TeX:ed text ? Where can I find TeX and is it public domain ? Absolutely! Just make sure that you have the same (and complete) font files. However the formatting is so fast it is often more convienent to just reformat the *.tex files on the bigger machine (this is what I usually do--- gets past the problem of missing fonts). TeX is sort-of-PD (copyrigted but free) complete packages can be ftp'd from atari archives like terminator and cwru (best package). You can also buy ($150?) a complete package from the authors of a GERMAN ST port. Current Notes carries a distribution for a few bucks ($6?) as well. || || I would appriciate an answer to these quesTeXions and anything else that is || worth knowing about this subject... || || Thanks in advance || Martin IMHO TeX + postscript beats almost all the of the so-called DTP's available commercially... and it's (almost)FREE! ~ ___________________________________________________________ ~ |Mike Whitbeck | mikew@wheeler.wrc.unr.edu | ~ |__________________________|__RENO___NEVADA_______________|
bammi@dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.Edu (Jwahar R. Bammi) (02/11/90)
In article <3554@tahoe.unr.edu> mikew@wheeler.wrcr.unr.edu (Mike Whitbeck) writes: ....... > IMHO TeX + postscript beats almost all the of the so-called > DTP's available commercially... and it's (almost)FREE! i agree completely. my biggest complaint with all the wysiwyg type programs is "what you see is ALL you get" (ie. no extensibility, very limited customization possibilities, and too much clickity-clacking with the mouse to do anything useful.). incidently, a slightly improved version of CTeX is now available on dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu in pub/StTeX. by popular request i have put 1M, 2M, and 4M binaries there (please dont mix their .fmt files. the 4M binary will consume all of your 4Megs, so you may consider the 2M binary instead). for a brief period there was a buggy version there. if you have one of these, (\today will give you a crazy date. (thanks ed P)) please grab a fresh binary (and delete time.c and time.h from the CTeX source directory). the new binaries will undump more reliably. -- -- bang: {any internet host}!dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.edu!bammi jwahar r. bammi domain: bammi@dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.edu GEnie: J.Bammi
bmaraldo@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Commander Brett Maraldo) (02/12/90)
In article <BAMMI.90Feb10165334@dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.Edu> bammi@dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.Edu (Jwahar R. Bammi) writes: >In article <3554@tahoe.unr.edu> mikew@wheeler.wrcr.unr.edu (Mike Whitbeck) writes: > ....... >> IMHO TeX + postscript beats almost all the of the so-called >> DTP's available commercially... and it's (almost)FREE! >i agree completely. my biggest complaint with all the wysiwyg type programs >is "what you see is ALL you get" (ie. no extensibility, very limited >customization possibilities, and too much clickity-clacking with the >mouse to do anything useful.). I love TeX, for doing text typesetting. I think that TeX is great for doing papers and what-not but for signs and newsletter type publications a WYSIWYG is best. I use TeX for doing my academic papers and Calamus for doing newsletters and signs. It is not trivial to move blocks of text around in TeX, leaving appropriate room for graphics and what-not. A WYSISYG allows you to visualize the placement of layout objects and include (visually!) graphics in your documents. Althought TeX can do this it is a non-triavial task that is handled better with a WYSIWYG, such as Calamus. Mind you, it takes TeX about 30 sec to print a 300dpi page and Calamus about 3 min! TeX has its uses; it does *text typesetting in solid blocks* much better than a WYSIWYG and a DTP is suited better to layout type tasks. Comparing a DTP to TeX is really like comparing apples and oranges - each is designed for different purposed (TeX for typesetting, DTPs for layout). As a side note, I prefer the Computer Mondern fonts to, say, Times Roman. Many people argue with me about this... Brett L Maraldo -- -------- Unit 36 Research --------- "Alien Technology Today" bmaraldo@watserv1.UWaterloo.ca {uunet!clyde!utai}!watserv1!bmaraldo