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From: dhosek@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (dhosek)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Metafont for the PC ?
Keywords: help!, Jon Radel
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Date: 6 Feb 90 02:11:55 GMT
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>>>is there a Metafont for the PC ?  Can I get it via ftp ?

>I asked this same question some times ago. It seems only working Metafont for
>PC is DosMF, which you can get with DosTeX2.93a.

Some time ago, DosMF was the only _public domain_ MF. There has been out for
an even longer time, PCMF (from Personal TeX, makers of PCTeX) which was
written by Doug Henderson and is of high quality (although it does cost
a few $$$).

In TUGboat 10#3, Klaus Thull announced the availability of PubliC MF, 
(based on his PubliC TeX code). This program is rather slow, but comes
with source code. It should be available from Jon Radel in the near 
future.

>You can receive DosTeX from Jon Radel by post (the old one, not the e-one).
>There are several ordering options, so here is one that suites those who are
>from U.S : 

>-	send Jon formatted floppies (7 for DosTeX)
>-	send $1.50 per floppy
>-	A SASE with enough postage on it for disks, plus two ounces worth.

>I you don't like send money, or you are not from U.S, ask Jon further
>instructions.

>Jon's address is

>Jon Radel
>P.O. Box 2276
>Reston, VA 22090-0276 USA

>(p.s. I think Jon Radel's email address is jonradel@bogey.princeton.edu)

This is indeed Jon Radel's e-mail address, however: (1) he will not have
it for long, and (2) it is a long-distance call for him to log onto this
system, so you may want to write to save him money.

The address for Personal TeX is 
  12 Madrona Avenue
  Mill Valley, CA 94941 (USA)
  Phone: 415-388-8853
  FAX: 415-388-8865

Their products are also available from the TeX Users Group (along with
11 suppliers in Australia, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Mexico,
Scandinavia and the UK). The address for TUG is:
  TeX Users Group
  P.O. Box 9506
  Providence, RI 02940-9506
  Phone: 401-751-7760
  E-mail: TUG@MATH.AMS.COM

(TUG products will shortly be available in Europe through Aston
University, contact Peter Abbott, ABBOTTP@ASTON.AC.UK for details
of this).

-dh
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