[comp.text.tex] emTeX zip files from terminator

woods@marvin.remtech.com (Hamilton Woods) (01/30/91)

Boy, freeware isn't that.  I've been working for a couple of weeks getting all
the pieces of emTeX from terminator.cc.umich.edu and when I finally managed to
get all six disks of zip files (I have to use bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu because
I don't have ftp capability) the unzip program (pkz102) didn't unzip itself.
I discovered that my system came with pkunzip, so I tried that with no success.
The error message said something about the zip files not being valid (yes, I 
first uudecoded the files).  

I also wrote a letter to John Radel in Reston, VA who supposedly has a catalog 
of freeware that he will distribute for a copying fee.  That's been some three
weeks age and still no response.  I like LaTeX on my Amiga, and want to use it
on my new 386 machine.  I am willing to pay the copying fee. 

I am frustrated at the lack of success I'm having.  This is supposed to be 
elementary stuff (In other words, I'm not supposed to bother the net with this 
kind of problem).  Maybe if I flood the net someone will take pity sakes on me
and assist me in my lifelong goal of installing emTeX on my 386.  :-)


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