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Re: Public Domain Versions of TeX ?

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From: Anthony Shipman
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1992 08:15
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timothy@lad.med.utas.edu.au (Timothy John Gale) writes:

>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




monu1.cc.monash.oz have a complete emTeX dated 6 Oct 1991.  This is not
the latest version though.


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Subject: Re: Public Domain Versions of TeX ?
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