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From: form@pyuxe.uucp (71133-thomas a rowe(l670)r522)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: Latex for IBM compatible PC.
Summary: Another version of TeX for the PC.
Keywords: VectorTeX, PC, 386
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.140832.24794@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
Date: 11 Apr 91 14:08:32 GMT
References: <1991Apr7.224625.9352@cec1.wustl.edu> <1991Apr10.212036.1@newton.claremont.edu>
Sender: Christopher Rath
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In article <1991Apr10.212036.1@newton.claremont.edu> dhosek@newton.claremont.edu (Don Hosek) writes:
>In article <1991Apr7.224625.9352@cec1.wustl.edu>, abed@saturn.wustl.edu (Abed M. Hammoud) writes:
>>I would like to know if there is a version
>> 	of latex for the IBM compatible PC's. 
>
>OK, time for the periodic Jon Radel plug...
> 
>OK, now the various versions of TeX...
>Commmontex...  DosTeX...  emTeX...  $\mu$-TeX...  PCTeX...
>PubliCTeX...  SBTeX...  TeX 4 386...  TeXPLUS...  TurboTeX...
>
>There are also a few other versions of TeX which I don't have
>information on hand for...

VectorTeX.  This version of TeX has been recently upgraded to Ver 3.0.  It's
claim to fame is are Vector Fonts instead of the traditional TeX bitmapped
fonts.  Older versions were able to use the standard TeX fonts, but that support
has been dropped.  VectorTeX will run in a 386 mode, and is compatible with
MS Windows 3.0's HIMEM.SYS memory manager.  Drivers for PostScript, PCL and
a variety of dot-matrix printers are supplied with VectorTeX.  The PS and PCL
drivers work by actually generating and sending softfonts to the printer.  Thus
the printer's memory is used as a cache of sorts, and things print much faster
than if the whole page is sent as a bitmap.  VectorTex allows PCX and MacPaint
graphics to be included -- it will scale PCX and MCP images.  A screen previewer
is also provided.  All standard TeX typefaces are provided with VectorTeX.
VectorTeX lists for about $300, LaTeX is another $100 (with the LaTeX
typefaces).  VectorTex is by MicroPress Inc., 67-30 Clyde St. #2N, Forest Hills,
NY -- (718) 575-8038.

I am not affiliated with MicroPress in any way.  I'm just user -- a satisfied
one.

Christopher Rath
(613) 594-3026