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Article #1467Re: dvi-to-Impress using PK fonts
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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 1990 02:27
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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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!rpi!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!jarthur!dhosek From: dhosek@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (---) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex 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 References: <2558@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca> Reply-To: dhosek@hmcvax.claremont.edu Organization: Pitzer College, Claremont, CA 91711 Lines: 90