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From: mike@cimcor.mn.org (Michael Grenier)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: TeX under Unix/386
Message-ID: <1990Dec15.201704.318@cimcor.mn.org>
Date: 15 Dec 90 20:17:04 GMT
References: <1990Dec14.002743.10669@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Scandia Microsystems
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> 
> Using the Unix3.0 (Web2C) distribution seems to be the safest way to
> go, but is the Unix distribution "SysV friendly"?  From the bits I've
> seen in the unix3.0 directory at Labrea.stanford, even some file names
> are over the dreaded 14-character SysV limit.
> 
> Is it going to be as easy as typing "make" under UNIX/386?
> 

I can't answer the above question but I do know of even an
easier way if you have $195.

(Cheap Ad follows :-)

You can buy TeX from Scandia Microsystems (612-464-6056) which includes
all the dvi drivers, macros, and other goodies like a troff(5) to
TeX dvi converter, the xdvi previewer, METAFONT 2.0, BBS support, etc.

The dvi drivers know how to invoke METAFONT as needed to get the fonts
correct (Of course, if the font already exists, METAFONT is not
reinvoked).

It comes in installpkg format ready to go. Let me know if
you want details.

    -Mike Grenier
     mike@cimcor.mn.org