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Re: dvi-to-Impress using PK fonts

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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 1990 02:27
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In article <2558@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca> albion@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Christopher RABSON) writes:
>	The subject really says it all.  Does anyone know where I could get
>	my hands on a version of 'iptex' or 'dviimp' that appreciates
>	PK-format fonts?  This would be for SunOS 3.5 and SunOS 4.0.
>	Anonymous ftp would be preferred.  (I've tried labrea.stanford.edu,
>	sun.soe.clarkson.edu, and june.cs.washington.edu without any
>	success.)

As you will note below, iptex _does_ support PK fonts. 

As usual, additions and corrections to dhosek@hmcvax.claremont.edu

  (Unix)
   Arbortext, Inc.
    DVIlaser/IMP
     Uses GF, PK, and PXL fonts. Allows inclusion of graphics and use of
     resident fonts, font substitution, font scaling, and magnifies or shrinks
     images.
     Cost: $500. Site licenses available. Academic discounts available.

   University of Maryland
    iptex (by Chris Torek)
     Uses GF, PK, or PXL files. Written in C with a front end written in Unix
     sh. Source is included. Supports landscape printing and variable printer
     resolution. A program for creating a DVI file containing a subset of pages
     of the original DVI file is included.

   Sun [no additional information known other than this program is from Sun... 
        does anybody know anything?]

   FTP-science.utah.edu, University of Utah
    DVIIMP (by Lon Willett)
     Uses GF, PK or PXL files. Written in C. Source is included.

Arbortext, Inc.
 Contact: Sales Department
 Postal Address: 535 W. William Street
                 Suite 300
                 Ann Arbor, MI 48103
 Internet: sales@arbortext.com
 Phone: (313) 996-3566

FTP-science.utah.edu
 Contact: Nelson H.F. Beebe
 Phone: (801) 581-5254
 Internet: Beebe@Science.Utah.EDU
 Files: PS:<TEX.PUBLIC.DVI...>*.* (Beebe drivers and documentation)

University of Maryland
 Contact: Chris Torek
 Postal Address: Computer Science Department
                 University of Maryland
                 College Park, MD 20742
 Phone: (301) 454-7690
 Internet: Chris@Mimsy.Umd.EDU
 FTP: The Imagen driver may be obtained via anonymous FTP from a.cs.uiuc.edu in
      the directory pub/TeX, file iptex.tar.Z or from mimsy.umd.edu in the
      directory tex, file ctex.

University of Utah
 Contact: Nelson H.F. Beebe
 Postal Address: Center for Scientific Computing
                 220 South Physics
                 University of Utah
                 Salt Lake City, UT 84112
 Phone: (801) 581-5254
 Internet: Beebe@Science.Utah.EDU
 Availability: All of the Beebe drivers are distributed together. They are
               available on 1600bpi 9-track tape in TOPS-10/20 BACKUP/DUMPER
               format, VAX/VMS BACKUP format, Unix tar format, and ANSI
               D-format. Send a tape plus $100 for a copy. IBM PC floppies
               are available from Personal TeX or Jon Radel.
FTP: The programs are available for anonymous FTP from SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU on the
     internet; information is in the file PS:<ANONYMOUS>00README.TXT. A
     VAX/VMS binary distribution is available for anonymous FTP (password
     guest) from CTRSCI.UTAH.EDU. 00README.TXT in the login directory gives
     details. On JANET, the programs may be obtained from the directory
     aston.kirk::[public.texdvi210]. On DECnet, they are available from the
     DECnet file repository, for more information send mail to the DECnet
     address <39937::luvisetto>.
 Bitnet servers: The drivers are available from Listserv on EARN to European
                 Bitnet users. Sending the command GET DRIVER FILELIST (in an
                 interactive message, or as the first line of a mail message)
                 to LISTSERV@DHDURZ1. Files are obtained with the command GET
                 filename filetype.
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From: dhosek@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (---)
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Subject: Re: dvi-to-Impress using PK fonts
Keywords: dviimp iptex
Message-ID: <5290@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 22 Mar 90 02:27:42 GMT
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