ram-ashwin@YALE.ARPA (Ashwin Ram) (03/18/87)
> Date: 12 Mar 87 23:03:12 GMT > From: decvax!mcnc!duke!hsg@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Henry Greenside) > Subject: Scientific word processing on Atari ST machines > To: info-atari16@score.stanford.edu > > Can anyone recommend scientific word processing programs or desk > accessories for the ST class Atari machines? On the Macintosh, > there are numerous mathematics fonts (Princeton and Symbol), and > a desk accessory called MacEqn that grealy simplifies the construction > in object form of mathematical equations. These can then be pasted into > any desired word processor. Is there anything like that in the Atari > world? If you collect any info about this, could you forward it to me please? I'd like to be able to do this kind of stuff too. > Also, has TeX been ported to the Atari machines? In particular, are there > previewers for the ST's? Thanks. Yup... here's a message I saved a few months ago. **** Forwarded Message Follows **** Date: 15 Oct 86 18:54:00 GMT From: cbatt!cwruecmp!pjd@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (dr. funk) Subject: ST-TeX from Tools Gmbh To: info-atari16@score.stanford.edu Product: ST-TeX Vendor: Tools Gmbh Kaiserstrasse 48 5300 Bonn 1 Phone: 0228/229791 Price: $150 ($5 shipping) This is TeX, Version 1.5 for the ST [0.9x] (no format preloaded) .... and they aren't kidding. We just received a preliminary version of ST-TeX which is being prepared for the American (English speaking) ST market by Tools Gmbh. It arrived on six double sided floppies consisting of TeX itself, a DVI GEM-based previewer, TFM files, font files, LaTeX format and style files, and IniTeX. We took two LaTeX files, a mathematical screed on timed Petri nets and a pictorial introduction to digital system synthesis, and ran both through without problems or modification. Speed with a hard disk is roughly equivalent to LaTeX on a 780. If you are split across two or more machines (and most of us here use an ST, VAX and/or Apollo daily) you might want to standardize your format and style files as I've noticed subtle differences such as bold for description items on the ST and italics on the VAX. The previewer is wonderful. The scroll bars slide the window around a page so you can examine every nook and cranny. It is faster than the Apollo previewer from Yale. Currently, FX-85 Epson compatible printers are supported. The printed output is great given the 9-pin head. Make sure you have a big print buffer though -- our standard buffer size Panasonic 1092 truncates each line. Buffer expansion options are now on order. Print time is about 6-8 minutes per page. Tools Gmbh emphasizes that this version is preliminary and that a newer version will be available near the end of the month. There are a few problems: 1. The version received needs a full 1 Mbyte of RAM. If you own a 520, it's time to upgrade. 2. Directory searching is not fully implemented. Hence, you need to drop a hint to the previewer as to the location of the screen or printer files, TEX.TOS must reside in the same directory as the TeX input and format files, etc. 3. There are so many files that a single DSDD drive system may not cut it. A hard disk is strongly recommended. Tools Gmbh is currently looking for a USA distributer. Since we're nice guys in a hurry, we convinced Tools Gmbh to sell us a copy. They do NOT encourage direct sales right now. (We had to draw an international bank draft and Federal Express'd the order -- I said we were in a hurry.) This product is strongly recommended. -- paul drongowski decvax!cwruecmp!pjd case western reserve university pjd%Case@CSNet-relay **** End of Forwarded Message **** -- Ashwin Ram. ARPA: Ram-Ashwin@yale UUCP: {decvax,linus,seismo}!yale!Ram-Ashwin BITNET: Ram@yalecs -------