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From: ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu (Geraldo Veiga)
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Subject: Unix/386 TeX binaries
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Is there any interest in a ftp'able binary distribution of TeX for
Unix/386 systems?

I can make mine available through one of the local ftp sites.

The idea would be to offer a self contained collection of TeX +
Metafont binaries ( from the latest web2c compiled with gcc) and
formated manual pages.  This was generated under ISC 2.2.  I am
assuming the binaries should run unchanged on the other SysV 3.2
implementations.

In addition the binaries, I would include the essential TeX, LaTeX and
Metafont input files, and a full working system could be built.

Any Suggestions?