weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) (03/05/90)
2 questions for the TeXies out there: Where can I get Donald Knuth's TeXbook. Is it available as TeX source or must it be purchased pre-printed? From what I've read, it seems like I'm going to have to get metafont and some metafont sources to generate .PKs for my Gemini 10x (9-pin dot matrix) printer. Has anyone compiled MF for the PC? Where can I get it? Am I right in assuming that our .PKs for a cannon laser engine will not work correctly? Does anyone know the proper MF settings for a Gemini 10x? Thanks in advance, Neil | | Neil Weisenfeld | InterNet: weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu | | |O| Univ. of Pennsylvania | |O| | | Computer and Info Sciences | USPS: 3700 Spruce St. Box 572 | | |O| Class of 1991 | Philadelphia, PA 19104 |O| | | | | |O| "It's so simple, maybe you need a refresher course!" |O| | | -If you don't know who said it, you don't deserve to. | |
dhosek@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (dhosek) (03/05/90)
In article <21238@netnews.upenn.edu> weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) writes: >Where can I get Donald Knuth's TeXbook. Is it available as TeX source or >must it be purchased pre-printed? It must be purchased pre-printed (printing your own is a violation of US and international copyright law, so don't do it). If your campus bookstore doesn't have it, yell at them, then think about ordering a copy from the TeX Users Group: P.O. Box 9506 Providence, RI 02940-9506 401-751-7760 internet: tug@math.ams.com (best to try e-mail first, I'm doing this from memory, and nobody's said anything that required posting the address and phone number for a while). You'll probably want to join TUG while you're at it. TUGboat, their journal is a highly useful resource. It's $35 for most people in the US, $25 for students. Outside N. America, rates are somewhat higher. >From what I've read, it seems like I'm going to have to get metafont and >some metafont sources to generate .PKs for my Gemini 10x (9-pin dot matrix) >printer. Has anyone compiled MF for the PC? Where can I get it? Am I >right in assuming that our .PKs for a cannon laser engine will not work >correctly? Does anyone know the proper MF settings for a Gemini 10x? PK files are resolution-dependent so unless your Gemini has a resolution of 300x300, the fonts won't even come close to being useful. Jon Radel has many wonderful Public Domain TeX things for the PC, including a version or two of MF, pre-generated PK files, previewers, and printer drivers. Here is his address: Radel Contact: Jon Radel Postal Address: P.O. Box 2276 Reston, VA 22090 Notes: Software is distributed on 5.25" 360K floppy disks. For floppies sent with a return mailer, there is a charge of $1.50/floppy U.S. orders, $2/floppy elsewhere. For orders where floppies are supplied by Jon Radel, there is a charge of $5/floppy for U.S., Mexican and Canadian orders, $6/floppy elsewhere. -- Important note: The Anti-Social Committee will not be meeting this week. UUCP: uunet!jarthur!dhosek Internet: dhosek@hmcvax.claremont.edu