Formats and VM/XA TeX

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From: Michael James Porter
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 18:26

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We have a TeX tape dated 3/22/91 for VM/XA.  I ftped a new copy of TeX
(3.141), and made what appeared to be the only needed changes to the
change files.  However, TeX will no longer read a LaTeX format file
(lplain.fmt).  It will read a plain.fmt file though.  I'm certain I
regenerated the fmts after I installed the new TeX.  I checked the
differences between initex.cms-chan and tex.cms-chan, and saw only
expected differences.

The error I get when loading the format is the 
'(Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)' messages.

'BigTeX' will read all the various format files created with 'BIniTeX'.

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

Mike

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