Re: Public Domain Versions of TeX ?

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From: Timothy John Gale
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1992 13:14

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910436a@darwin.ntu.edu.au writes:

>Public Domain Versions of TeX?

>I find it a real mess trying to type all those mathematical formulas
>using the ordinary wordprocessor. I have seen the wonders of TeX but
>my department is short of funds to acquire such an expensive software.
>I wonder whether anyone out there have come across Public Domain Versions
>of TeX..like SBTeX or EMTeX..which I heard are available free of charge.
>It would be great help if someone can pass the relevant info.

No worries! To find out all about public domain sources of TeX the
best bet is to use the database on archie.
ie. go
	telnet archie.au
	login as archie
	prog tex
archie will then list HEAPS of places from where you can FTP TeX.
Hope all goes well,

	Tim

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