CommonTeX installation problem

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From: Mike Whitbeck
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1989 07:38

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I am trying to install CommonTeX 2.9 on a Sun-3 (I'm a relative
novice) and hit a snag. I ran initex thusly
	%initex
	**plain
	*\dump
	...

with no errors producing plain.fmt
Next I tried to run virtex

	% virtex \&plain.fmt
	This is Common TeX, Version 2.9 (no format preloaded)
	Sorry, I can't find that format, will try PLAIN.
	(Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)                   
	%

What's wrong?
Thanks in advance.
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Subject: CommonTeX installation problem
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