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Subject: Re: Computer Evermore Modern
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Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 15:20:04 EDT
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From: David Fuchs <DRF@SU-SCORE.ARPA>

Sorry Les, but your ignorance of the facts is showing.  The "moving
target" you refer to has not budged ONE PIXEL in two whole years.
When Prof. Knuth finished the "AM" release two years ago, we made it
quite clear that it would be stable for a few years while TeX was
finished off and the new Metafont redeveloped from scratch.  And
that's exactly what's happened.  It will be another 6 months before
the new "CM" release will be ready for general consumption.  So that
will make a total of 30 months during which time a variety of updated
software and hardware has appeared from Imagen, while I sat by and
answered the phone trying to explain to disgruntled Imagen customers
why they had to buy a TeX font tape from Stanford even though Imagen
sent them fonts that they were told was up-to-date.  In retrospect,
maybe I should have forwarded all those calls to you, Les, so that by
now you'd have a complete appreciation of the reality of the situation.
	-david
p.s. The possessive of "Fuchs" is "Fuchs'", not "Fuch's".
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