🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <gyan.714267806@unixg.ubc.ca>, gyan@unixg.ubc.ca (Gyan P. Sinha) writes:
> The message means that emTeX (386) is not a DPMI compliant program, which
> is a convention about how memory hungry DOS programs get and manage the
> "unconventional" memory they need. Thus, Windows will not let it run in
> the DOS box. There are two solutions;
> (1) Run it in native DOS.
> (2) If you must have a fast 32-bit TeX in a multi-tasking envirornment,
>     run it under OS/2 in an OS/2 window. If I have got this right, the
>     same executable should run in an OS/2 window. If I goofed, I know
>     there is a 386 TeX for OS/2. Either way you are covered. Note that
>     you will not be able to run the program in the DOS box under OS/2
>     for the same reason, but that is irrelevant.
> 
> I'm afraid your simultaneous quest for multi-tasking and a fast, free
> TeX means you'll have to switch OS's. In my opinion its well worth it.

emTeX under OS/2 is the best solution, but there is the "TeXas TeX" 32-bit
tex for DOS at simtel20.army.mil in pd1:<msdos.tex> which claims to run
in a DOS box under windows. If I recall correctly, I could not get it to
work under windows (not enough mem?). If you are looking for a regular TeX,
use the emtex tex186 beta 5 under windows. If you need a bigtex, the texas
tex is probably faster than emTeX btex186 beta 8 (which also will run in 
a dos box under windows (but very slowly).

--darrel hankerson hank@ducvax.auburn.edu