Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!ncar!tank!daisy!c3ar From: c3ar@daisy.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Where can I FTP OzTeX from? Keywords: OzTeX Message-ID: <5534@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 26 Sep 89 04:04:24 GMT References: <1989Sep25.234232.24174@NCoast.ORG> Sender: news@tank.uchicago.edu Reply-To: c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) Distribution: usa Organization: Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Chicago Lines: 139 In article <1989Sep25.234232.24174@NCoast.ORG> allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) writes: >I just poked around some of the Mac FTP archives I know of, looking for OzTeX. >I didn't find it. Can anyone tell me where it's hiding? Since I've received several such requests lately, I thought it was time to post again. There are some things to look forward too, however. I will soon be adding MacBibTeX and MacMakeIndex to the archive on tank.uchicago.edu. Also, a new version of OzTeX is in the works, and the new delivery should include (1) a full Modula-2 compiler (for those of you with MPW who want to change the source) and (2) new versions of AMSTeX and new AMS fonts due out later this fall. Currently, OzTeX can be ftp'd from the following sites: tank.uchicago.edu 128.135.4.27 (me) umn-cs.cs.umn.edu 128.205.32.5 pub/mac/applicaitons/oztex rascal.ics.utexas.edu handies.ucar.edu 128.117.64.4 I am still looking for a bitnet server that is willing to handle OzTeX (and related material). Currently there is one "primitive" server CCUC@UMCVMB.bitnet (send me email for details) and there is a possibility that OzTeX can be obtained through the Princeton ftp server (send a one line message of "help" to bitftp@pucc.bitnet for details). If any bitnet sites are willing to act as a server for OzTeX, please contact me. For those of you who missed it the first time, here is my original post about OzTeX. Thanks to the generosity and hard work of Andrew Trevorrow, a free, public domain (in as much as TeX is ever public domain) version of TeX for the Macintosh is now available by anonymous ftp. The program is called OzTeX (Version 1.1) and includes Modula-2 source and all necessary fonts and input files. The ftp addresss is Name: tank.uchicago.edu Address: 128.135.4.27 As usual, use the login name "anonymous" and use your own login id for a password. Once logged in, you will find the parts of OzTeX in subdirectories of pub/sources/OzTeX. Everything has been preprocessed with Stuffit-1.5.1 and binhex. You will need at least version 1.5.1 of Stuffit, since the archives contain folders. The subdirectory /pub/sources/OzTeX/binaries contain copies of the stuffit archives before binhex'ing. Other subdirectories contain the OzTeX program, OzTeX sources, OzTeX inputs (e.g., AMSTeX, LaTeX, etc.), and Font binaries of various sizes in binhex'd stuffit archives that have been broken into small pieces for email convenience. Of course, Stuffit-1.5.1 and binhex4 are available by anonymous ftp from the info-mac archive, at sumex-aim.stanford .edu (36.44.0.6). Here is some more detailed information about the program and implementation: OzTeX is a public domain version of TeX for the Macintosh written by Andrew Trevorrow. TEX is the typsetting system developed by Donald Knuth at Stanford University. OzTeX was written by translating Knuth's original code to Modula-2 and then porting to the Macintosh. The OzTeX delivery includes the OzTeX program; a complete set of TFM files for the computer modern font set and TFM files for selected Adobe fonts; input files of LaTeX and AmSTeX; full Modula-2 source code for OzTeX; and a complete set of font files (in PK format). OzTeX includes a screen previewer and the capabilities of initex to create new format files. OzTeX should work on any Macintosh Plus, SE, II or newer model. It will not work on a 128K or 512K Mac. OzTEX was developed on a Mac Plus with 1 Meg of RAM and a 20 Meg hard disk. This is just about the minimum hardware configuration, given the large amount of memory required to run OzTEX and the large amount of disk space needed to store all the font information. OzTeX can only print on a PostScript-compatible printer. There is currently no support for other types of printers. If you plan to use an Apple LaserWriter (any model) the installation should be straightforward. - Source code will be supplied. Everything is written in TML Modula-2 (which requires MPW). There is about 35,000 lines of code. - The application includes a DVI previewer, a PostScript driver, and of course TeX (actually IniTeX so users can create their own formats, although Plain and LaTeX will be supplied). The TeX module passes Knuth's trip test (for version 2.0 at least). OzTeX is designed to be an open and expandable TeX system. It reads font information from standard TFM and PK files, and creates standard DVI files. If you have access to a Unix or VMS mainframe then you'll be able to Kermit such files to and fro without any extra processing. A basic set of TFM files and 300dpi PK files will be supplied. PostScript printer fonts are also supported. The author says that OzTeX is somewhat below TeXtures 1.0 and MacTeX 1.1 in features, somewhere between in seed of typesetting/previewing/printing and, of course, way ahead in cost. There is currently NO integrated text editor (and I'm not sure that one is really necessary, what with MultiFinder and good DA editors available). Support for inclusion of graphics is currently minimal. The previewer ignores \special commands and the PostScript driver only allows inclusion of a file, along with optional PostScript code. OzTeX can be used with AMSTeX and LaTeX and the appropriate input files are part of the OzTeX delivery. Now some more details about the delivery: The OzTeX delivery is stored here packed as Stuffit-1.5.1 archives (Version-1.5.1 is necessary, as the stuffit files contain folders), which have been run through binhex and broken into pieces. The index below indicates what parts of OzTeX reside in what directories here. pub/sources/OzTeX /oztex: OzTeX binaries (stuffit/binhex) /ozsrc: OzTeX sources " " /ozinp: OzTeX inputs " " /pk300: OzTeX fonts " " /pk329: " " " " /pk360: " " " " /pk432: " " " " /pk518: " " " " /pk622: " " " " /pk746: " " " " /binaries OzTeX stuffit files pre-binhex Any inquiries about OzTeX can be sent to oztex@tank.uchicago.edu. I am still looking for a bitnet-server site that is willing to accept this, for those of you on bitnet who are unable to ftp. --Walter _____________________________________________________________________________ Walter C3arlip c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (the "3" is silent) c3ar%zaphod@UCHIMVS1.bitnet _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Walter C3arlip c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (the "3" is silent) c3ar%zaphod@UCHIMVS1.bitnet _____________________________________________________________________________