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From: gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Scott Gilmore)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Looking for MS-DOS TeX using expanded/extended/virtual memory
Keywords: MS-DOS, IBM PC, expanded, extended, virtual, memory
Message-ID: <2840@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Date: 14 Feb 89 03:34:34 GMT
Reply-To: gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Scott Gilmore)
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Organization: University of Delaware
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I need a version of TeX/LaTeX that can handle very large, complex documents on
an IBM PC-compatible system (MS-DOS).  I am currently using a version called 
sbTeX, which I retrieved from simtel20.  However, this version only supports 
the standard 640k DOS memory, and runs out of memory for my larger documents 
even when I boot the machine with no resident programs.  What I really need is 
a version that either uses expanded memory (LIM 4.0), extended memory, virtual 
(disk) memory, or the Intel 80386 processor in "protected" mode.

I have a 386 IBM PS/2 machine with 2MB memory, which I can configure as either 
expanded or extended memory.  I also have a fairly fast and large hard disk 
with a pretty good caching program.

I apologize if this topic has been discussed before in this group, as I am new
to it.  I would prefer responses via Email which I will summarize to the group 
in a couple of weeks, but posted responses are ok too.  Thanks very much.  

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Scott Gilmore                                               Research Assistant
University of Delaware                              gilmore@vax1.acs.udel.edu
Center for Composite Materials                      gilmore@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering                     gilmore@minnie.me.udel.edu
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