c3ar@daisy.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) (07/02/89)
Thanks to the generosity and hard work of Andrew Trevorrow, a free, public
domain (in as much as TeX is ever public domain) version of TeX for the
Macintosh is now available by anonymous ftp. The program is called OzTeX
(Version 1.1) and includes Modula-2 source and all necessary fonts and
input files. The ftp address is
Name: tank.uchicago.edu
Address: 128.135.4.27
In the near future (thanks to Craig Ruff), OzTeX might also be available from
Name: handies.ucar.edu
Address: 128.117.64.4
As usual, use the login name "anonymous" and use your own login id for a
password. Once logged in, you will find the parts of OzTeX in
subdirectories of pub/sources/OzTeX. Everything has been preprocessed with
Stuffit-1.5.1 and binhex. You will need at least version 1.5.1 of Stuffit,
since the archives contain folders. The subdirectory
/pub/sources/OzTeX/binaries contain copies of the stuffit archives before
stuffing. Other subdirectories contain the OzTeX program, OzTeX sources,
OzTeX inputs (e.g., AMSTeX, LaTeX, etc.), and Font binaries of various
sizes in binhex'd stuffit archives. Of course, Stuffit-1.5.1 and binhex4
are available by anonymous ftp from the info-mac archive, at
sumex-aim.stanford .edu (36.44.0.6).
Here is some more detailed information about the program and implementation:
OzTeX is a public domain version of TeX for the Macintosh written by Andrew
Trevorrow. TEX is the typsetting system developed by Donald Knuth at
Stanford University. OzTeX was written by translating Knuth's original
code to Modula-2 and then porting to the Macintosh.
The OzTeX delivery includes the OzTeX program; a complete set of TFM files
for the computer modern font set and TFM files for selected Adobe fonts;
input files of LaTeX and AmSTeX; full Modula-2 source code for OzTeX; and a
complete set of font files (in PK format). OzTeX includes a screen
previewer and the capabilities of initex to create new format files.
OzTeX should work on any Macintosh Plus, SE, II or newer model. It will
not work on a 128K or 512K Mac. OzTEX was developed on a Mac Plus with 1
Meg of RAM and a 20 Meg hard disk. This is just about the minimum hardware
configuration, given the large amount of memory required to run OzTEX and
the large amount of disk space needed to store all the font information.
OzTeX can only print on a PostScript-compatible printer.There is currently
no support for other types of printers. If you plan to use an Apple
LaserWriter (any model) the installation should be straightforward.
- Source code will be supplied. Everything is written in
TML Modula-2 (which requires MPW). There is about 35,000 lines of
code.
- The application includes a DVI previewer, a PostScript
driver, and of course TeX (actually IniTeX so users can create their
own formats, although Plain and LaTeX will be supplied).
The TeX module passes Knuth's trip test (for version 2.0
at least).
OzTeX is designed to be an open and expandable TeX system. It reads font
information from standard TFM and PK files, and creates standard DVI files.
If you have access to a Unix or VMS mainframe then you'll be able to Kermit
such files to and fro without any extra processing. A basic set of TFM
files and 300dpi PK files will be supplied. PostScript printer fonts are
also supported.
The author says that OzTeX is somewhat below TeXtures 1.0 and MacTeX 1.1 in
features, somewhere between in seed of typesetting/previewing/printing and,
of course, way ahead in cost.
There is currently NO integrated text editor (and I'm not sure that one is
really necessary, what with MultiFinder and good DA editors available).
Support for inclusion of graphics is currently minimal.
The previewer ignores \special commands and the PostScript driver only
allows inclusion of a file, along with optional PostScript code.
OzTeX can be used with AMSTeX and LaTeX and the appropriate input files are
part of the OzTeX delivery.
Now some more details about the delivery:
The OzTeX delivery is stored here packed as Stuffit-1.5.1 archives
(Version-1.5.1 is necessary, as the stuffit files contain folders), which
have been run through binhex and broken into pieces. The index below
indicates what parts of OzTeX reside in what directories here.
pub/sources/OzTeX
/oztex: OzTeX binaries (stuffit/binhex)
/ozsrc: OzTeX sources " "
/ozinp: OzTeX inputs " "
/pk300: OzTeX fonts " "
/pk329: " " " "
/pk360: " " " "
/pk432: " " " "
/pk518: " " " "
/pk622: " " " "
/pk746: " " " "
/binaries OzTeX stuffit files pre-binhex
Any inquiries about OzTeX can be sent to oztex@tank.uchicago.edu.
I am still looking for a bitnet-server site that is willing to accept this,
for those of you on bitnet who are unable to ftp.
--Walter
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Walter C3arlip c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu
(the "3" is silent) c3ar%zaphod@UCHIMVS1.bitnet
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Walter C3arlip c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu
(the "3" is silent) c3ar%zaphod@UCHIMVS1.bitnet
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