mikew@wheeler (Mike Whitbeck) (02/24/90)
Archive-name: atari-tex/23-Feb-90 Original-posting-by: mikew@wheeler (Mike Whitbeck) Original-subject: (La)TeX on the Atari ST - SUMMARY Archive-site: dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu [129.22.16.2] Archive-directory: pub/atari/StTeX Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) Here is a (very) brief summary of TeX on the Atari ST computer resulting from my earlier post for info a few weeks ago. %-----------------------------------------------------------------------% From: Jwahar R. Bammi <bammi@alpha.ces.cwru.edu> 1. software... what, where you got it (how), PD, shareware, cost etc. TeX PD: i ported it LateX PD: i ported it metafont PD: ported by John Dunning font files (pk, mf, whatever) PD: from unix TeX dist tfm's PD: part of dist or generate with MetaF previewers (and their fonts) PD: at least two of them: I use one by robert stabl printer drivers PD: posted here: epson, hp, slm, nec ... 2. hardware.... 1040, Mega[2,4], amount of memory (if nonstandard): my port runs on 1M or larger St. Previewrs require mono monitor All of the above and more available for FTP on dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu in pub/atari/StTeX %-----------------------------------------------------------------------% From: John R. Dunning <jrd@STONY-BROOK.SCRC.Symbolics.COM> 1. software... what, where you got it (how), PD, shareware, cost etc. Zero cost. TeX etc, MF, Fontware etc were all compiled up from the sources available from Score (and now Science). There are a couple previewers available in source form for the ST. TFMs, fonts etc were compiled up from their MF sources with Metafont. 2. hardware.... M4, but originally a 520 upgraded to 1M. printer used (and any pertinent details-trials in getting it to work) Panasonic 1081. Zero trouble. Just compiled up DVIEPS and off it went. comments (bugs, koodoos) It all works. I wish it was faster. %-----------------------------------------------------------------------% From: Bob Waltenspiel <bobw@hpsadpk.hp.com> 1. software... what, where you got it (how), PD, shareware, cost etc. TeX LateX metafont font files (pk, mf, whatever) printer drivers I bought the discs from Current Notes. The metafont program would not work as shipped. When asking for help from someone who posted the mention of the CN discs they suggested getting MF from an archive. He even called to find out how it worked. I haven't yet tried it. 2. hardware.... 520 w/2.5M, 60M ICD based harddisk, Deskjet. %-----------------------------------------------------------------------% From: Michael Ritzert < mjr@dmzrzu71.bitnet > [Ritzert%DMZRZU71.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU ] 1. software... what, where you got it (how), PD, shareware, cost etc. System a, Office: plain, gplain (German plain) TeX tools GmbH, Bonn, FRG pk fonts \magstep0 - \magstep5, most LaTeX fonts in font libraries universal screen/printer driver by tools GmbH supported devices: screen (95 dpi) NEC P6 (360 dpi) (fonts and printer not installed at present) HP DeskJet (300 dpi) price: ~350 DM including a lot of font disks comments (bugs, koodoos) TeX is very fast, printer driver is fast but triggers tos1.4 memory pool bug. Screen driver supports high screen resolutions! Cheap commercial TEX, GOOD support by tools, extremly good price/value ratio! 2. hardware.... 2x Mega4, 2x sh205 (one cabinet with a seagatest 251-1) both machines upgraded with Hypercache (16 MHz) and tos 1.4 both machines standard monochrome (sm124) 1 HP DeskJet, 1 HP DeskJet+ Network being installed (Ethernet, PAM's Net, TCP/IP) no problems getting the software to work. System b, personal: software: plain, LaTeX, SliTeX, both English and German StTeX for 2 Meg System by J. Bammi Metafont (German PD) dvist at present no printer driver, I am going to build one myself hardware: Hypercache Mega4, overscan (688x480 pxl on sm124) GE-soft SCSI hostadapter, Fujitsu m2614 drive (180 MB) HP DeskJet+ I have just thrown away my illegal copy of tools' tex. The printer driver will be rebuilt. Metafont runs nicely, no problems with installation. %-----------------------------------------------------------------------% From: Mike Whitbeck < mikew@wheeler.wrc.unr.edu > 1. software latex, tex, macros: Bammi's port from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu pictex: TUG ($35) (drawing macros) showdvi: dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu (previewer) fonts: J. Longs, + ??? from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu bibtex: J. Longs from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu (bib database) [off and on (more off) I am working on a port of Tib a very slick bib database package] mkindex: from dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu (?) index builder 2. hardware office: Megafile 30 hard disk, sm124 (mono), 1040ST connected (UNITERM) to a SUN 3, these printers are on the Sun's ethernet and I print from the Sun: apple laser writer, imagen (now dead, s-o-kay I like PS better, soon an HPLJ II will be plumbed in ) home: same as above EXCEPT sm1224 (color) monitor + Omnires emulator, FA_ST ICD 30 hard drive (till it bites the dust). %-----------------------------------------------------------------------% Some ftp sites dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu 129.22.16.2 Atari TeX stuff (and more) terminator.cc.umich.edu 35.1.33.8 Atari TeX stuff (and more) score 36.8.0.46 TeX stuff sun.soe.clarkson.edu 128.153.12.3 TeX stuff science.utah.edu 128.110.192.2 TeX stuff, Hershey fonts %-----------------------------------------------------------------------% ~ ___________________________________________________________ ~ |Mike Whitbeck | mikew@wheeler.wrc.unr.edu | ~ |__________________________|__RENO___NEVADA_______________|