mahbodb@techbook.com (Babak Mahbod) (06/08/91)
Blue Sky Research offers discounts for purchases of TeXtures, the imple-
mentation of TeX for Macintosh. A single copy costs $495; 2-4 copies reduces
the price to $400 each, 5-9 copies to $325 each, and 10+ reduces the price
to $275 each. Prices includes a copy of Donald Knuth's TeXbook and a User
Manual.
I am interested in forming a group of ten or more people who are interested
in buying TeXtures. Once the group is formed we shall all purchase TeX-
tures at a reduced price of $275. If interested, for now, please send your
full name, e-mail address, and a day time telephone number to Babak at
mahbodb@techbook.comm. Once the queue of 10 is full you will be contacted
via e-mail. I will repost this notice every month and a half. Hopefully,
we will be able to form a group in couple of months. If the group can not
be formed in three to four months individuals will be contacted via e-mail.
I rather have 10 or more people, otherwise, the effort does not justify the
end.
If still interested, what follows is a summary of features of TeXtures:
1. TeXtures provides a built-in editor for documents of any size.
2. Includes a WYSIWYG preview window that displays the finished typeset
documents along with graphics in proper relations to the text.
3. Pop-up magnifier in the preview window that allows up to 8X
magnification.
4. You may place Tiff, PostScript, Pict, or Paint images in your
document.
5. Includes version 3.0 of TeX, and passes Knuth's "torture" Trip test.
6. Includes 75 Computer Modern Fonts along with font metrics.
7. Uses all PostScript fonts.
8. One may read and write DVI files.
9. Supports all TeX macro packages, e.g. SLiTEX, LaTeX, and AmSTeX.
10. InitTeX integrated into the package, and thus allowing users
to create their own macro packages.
11. Prints to any PostScript device, ImageWiter, StyleWriter, Laser-
Writer SC, and DeskWriter.
12. Can be used with any Maciontosh with 2MB RAM and a hard disk.
13. Also avialable at additional at an additional charge are Computer
Modern PostScript fonts, and MetaFont.
For any additional information call or write Blue Sky Research at
Blue Sky Research
534 Southwest Third Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
(800) 622-8398
(503) 222-9571
FAX: (503) 222-1643
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Public Access User --- Not affiliated with TECHbookswangh@beasley.CS.ORST.EDU (Haiyan Wang) (06/08/91)
In article <1991Jun7.201609.28468@techbook.com> mahbodb@techbook.com (Babak Mahbod) writes: >Blue Sky Research offers discounts for purchases of TeXtures, the imple- >mentation of TeX for Macintosh. A single copy costs $495; 2-4 copies reduces >the price to $400 each, 5-9 copies to $325 each, and 10+ reduces the price >to $275 each. Prices includes a copy of Donald Knuth's TeXbook and a User >Manual. > I agree that TeXtures is a fine product. But why spent hundreds of $$ while you can get OzTeX free? I will compare the feature below. > >If still interested, what follows is a summary of features of TeXtures: OzTeX is compared with TeXtures below. > > 1. TeXtures provides a built-in editor for documents of any size. OzTeX doesn't have a built-in editor. But it comes with a DA editor. You can use other editors, too. I think alpha is a fine editor. It also has a TeX mode (much like emacs). > > 2. Includes a WYSIWYG preview window that displays the finished typeset > documents along with graphics in proper relations to the text. OzTeX has preview. But it can't display pictures. > > 3. Pop-up magnifier in the preview window that allows up to 8X > magnification. You can zoom in and out the previewed dvi files. You can also preview the dvi file with different TeX magnifications, I don't think TeXtures can do this. > > 4. You may place Tiff, PostScript, Pict, or Paint images in your > document. You can put postscript, PICT in your document with OzTeX. > > 5. Includes version 3.0 of TeX, and passes Knuth's "torture" Trip test. OzTeX is a port of TeX 3.02. > > 6. Includes 75 Computer Modern Fonts along with font metrics. OzTeX uses PK font format, it comes with a set of 300dpi font for laser printer. You can also use the pk font from any other computer. You can also build the fonts with other resulotion for fit you printer, such as Apple StyleWriter. The CM fonts from TeXtures are designed for laser printer. It has problem printing on a StyleWriter. > > 7. Uses all PostScript fonts. What do you mean 'all'? OzTeX uses postscript fonts,too. It also comes with Times-LaTeX format so you don't have to change your LaTeX input file and still have postscript font output. > > 8. One may read and write DVI files. OzTeX does the same. > > 9. Supports all TeX macro packages, e.g. SLiTEX, LaTeX, and AmSTeX. OzTeX also ships with SLiTeX, LaTeX, and a outdated AmSTeX. > >10. InitTeX integrated into the package, and thus allowing users > to create their own macro packages. OzTeX comes with IniTeX. > >11. Prints to any PostScript device, ImageWiter, StyleWriter, Laser- > Writer SC, and DeskWriter. OzTeX can print on postscript device. You can use dvim72-mac to print on the quickdraw printer, such as stylewriter, imagewriter. Don't be fooled by 72, dvim72-mac can use fonts with higher resolution (144, 300, 360 ...), too. The CM font with TeXtures are build for 'write on black' laser printer engine. It looks too light when printed on a 'write on white' engine. You are stuck if you have such a laser printer, We have one :-(. Unless you want spend extra $$ to buy the postscript fonts from Blu Sky. Also, as I said before, TeXtures has problem printing on a StyleWriter. > >12. Can be used with any Maciontosh with 2MB RAM and a hard disk. OzTeX uses about 800k. > >13. Also avialable at additional at an additional charge are Computer > Modern PostScript fonts, and MetaFont. a set of TeX utilities is available as MPW tools. Metafont is also available as MPW tools. Source code (In Module-2) is available at NO COST. > >For any additional information call or write Blue Sky Research at > > Blue Sky Research > 534 Southwest Third Avenue > Portland, Oregon 97204 > > (800) 622-8398 > (503) 222-9571 > > FAX: (503) 222-1643 To get OzTeX, ftp midway.uchicago.edu or some other ftp sites. > > >-- >mahbodb@techbook.COM ...!{tektronix!nosun,uunet}techbook!mahbodb >Public Access UNIX at (503) 644-8135 (1200/2400) Voice: +1 503 646-8257 >Public Access User --- Not affiliated with TECHbooks I have no connect to either Blue Sky or the author of OzTeX. I was a TeXtures user and now am a happy OzTeX user. Guangliang He ghe@physics.orst.edu