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From: johnm@trsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: C Source for Metafont
Message-ID: <195300008@trsvax>
Date: 22 Jul 89 19:26:00 GMT
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Nf-From: trsvax.UUCP!johnm    Jun 15 14:26:00 1989


I've managed to get CommonTeX 2.9 up on the Vax at work and I'm looking forward
to porting it to my Amiga at home as well.  There are just a couple of problems
though.

1:  I don't have source to a C version of Metafont.  To say that this is a
hinderance (esp. considering how slow it can be), is an incredible
understatement.  I'm begging for C source to this.  Surely someone has ported
it before...

2:  Smaller problem.  Is there any such thing as a machine independant
preloader?  I was just wondering if I could make a version of VIRTEX with
PlainTeX already loaded.  I would certainly appreciate it if anyone could tell
me how I might make preloaded versions of LaTeX and PlainTeX given what I have.

John Munsch

P.S.  If Pat Monardo is out there.  Thank you.