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The latest versions of the TeX and MFbooks (was Re: What should be my first clue?)

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From: Hosek, Donald A.
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 1990 19:45
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In article <36669@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, casterln@are.berkeley.edu (Gary Casterline) writes...
>Could someone please tell me what I might notice on the Copyright page
>that would tell me, "Yes, you hold in your hands a copy of latest revision
>of the TeXbook."  Ditto for the METAFONTbook.  When might I expect to have
>this experience in my local bookstore?  Thanks

DEK revised both the TeX and MFbooks in October of last year. If
the printing date is after October 1989 you should be fine.

-dh

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