NTG 4ALLTeX CD-ROM (fwd)

Wed Jun 22 22:23:48 CEST 1994

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prosim o Vase nazory na uzitecnost/vhodnost nakoupit/pouzitelnost
a potrebnost ve Vasich podminkach/ nize avizovaneho CD-ROMu a
pri pripadnem zajmu o sdeleni, jaky zpusob nakupu byste
Vy/Vase organizace preferovali (jaka je pro Vas akceptovatelna cena
v Sk/Kc pri dostupnosti zde v SR a CR nebo i
nazory typu vyuzil bych to denne, ale nejsou na to penize).

Nazory, prosim, posilejte na mou email adresu
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pripomenout.

Zdravi
Petr <sojka at muni.cz>

Forwarded message:
>From owner-emtex-user at chemie.fu-berlin.de Wed Jun 22 21:53 MET 1994
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 11:02:54 -0400
From: Richard Tenney <rlt at cs.umb.edu>
To: emtex-user at chemie.fu-berlin.de
Subject: NTG 4ALLTeX CD-ROM

emTeXers may be interested to know that the 4ALLTeX CD-ROM produced by
the Dutch Tex Users Group (NTG), based on emTeX and including written
documentation in English, is now available through the TUG office.
Here is the announcement:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forwarded mail <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 09:30:08 GMT-0700
From: tug at tug.org (TeX Users Group)
To: cdrom at tug.org

The CDROM is here! The TUG office is accepting orders for the 4ALLTeX
CD. The cost is USD 35.00 plus 5.00 for shipping and handling. We
will accept VISA or MasterCard for email orders and check, money
order or a bank transfer for mail in orders. Please place your orders
with:

  John Berlin
  TeX Users Group
  PO Box 869
  Santa Barbara, CA 93102
  USA

  805 963-1338 phone
  805 963-8358 fax
  john at tug.org

Below appears the announcement in case you have not already received
it.

Begin forwarded message:

Availability
------------
The 4allTeX CD-ROM has been introduced on June 9th 1994 at the 13e
local
NTG (Dutch TeX Users Group) meeting in the Netherlands (and exactly
on time!).
Shipping of ordered CD-ROMs are done in the week after the
introduction.

Contents
--------
4TeX is based on the famous, fast and well-known emTeX distribution.
Besides
that, the 4allTeX (yes for all!!) contains all related software as
available
beginning April 1994.
So:
 1. It contains the latest 4TeX version (3.20; networkdrive
independent).
    4TeX gives us a userfriendly interface with a large set of
utilities.
 2. 4TeX contains the software in direct executable form.
 3. 4TeX supports 31 formats including big versions, TeX, LaTeX,
Cyrillic,
    Polish, Greek, texinfo, lollipop, latex2e (beta release) etc.
 4. 4TeX supports 59 printer drivers (including Linotronics, matrix
printers,
    300/600 dpi laserprinters, laserjets, fax etcetc),
 5. 4TeX supports graphics: both for previewing and printing. All
functionality
    of e.g. BM2FONT, GhostScript, HP2XX, TeXCAD, QFIG, etc are
included;
    ready to use!
 6. 4TeX includes amSpell spellingschecker for languages English
(UK), English
    (USA), Dutch, German, Franch, Spanish and Italian.
 7. 4TeX contains conversion utilities: WP to LaTeX/TeX,
    MS-Word/Chiwriter/PC-Write/troff to LaTeX, detex, untex, etcetc.
 8. 4allTeX contains a huge set of fonts: Why waste your time to
generate
    fonts (HP, 300dpi, 600dpi, etc)? They are available also for
non-DOS
    systems!
 9. 4allTeX contains a huge (all?) set of .sty .mf .pk .fli .tfm .bst
.etc
    files.
10. 4TeX includes metafont with automatic font generation.
11. 4TeX supports fully PostScript fonts.
12. With 4TeX you can view and print directly in e.g. Times.
13. 4TeX contains dbase utilities, supports makeindex, etc.
14. 4TeX uses default (you can change that in the 4TeX configuration
file:
    use your favourite editor) the integrated QEDIT editor (you can
do e.g.
    block compilation: define (with  and ) a small part of your
(large)
    document, and ONLY that part will be compiled and viewed ())!!!
15. 4allTeX contains a huge set of documentation (> 150Mbyte),
including
    TeX/LaTeX/Metafont documentation and tutorials both for novice
and gurus,
    including:
    . ALL MAPS issues (dutch and english articles; starting in 1988;
about
      1600 pages with high density information, in a large set of
PostScript
      files)
    . ALL TEXHAX issues (1986-1994)
    . ALL TEX-NL issues (1989-1994)
    . ALL TEX-MAG issues
    . ALL UKTEX issues (1988-1994)
    . A lot of tutorials in TeX/LaTeX source (also .dvi en .ps files
available)
    . The `TeXbook' and the `Metafontbook' in TeX source.
    . FAQ about TeX, PostScript, etc
    . WEB/literate program related contributions
    Even 4allTeX contains documentation which were never available
before
    (even not on CTAN).
16. 4allTeX contains `FUN' : chess (including chinese), bridge,
music,
    crossword, go, arabic, and more.
    >>including<< ALL fonts)
17. 4allTeX contains French and Polish packages.
18. With 4TeX, it is very easy to generate completely new formats.
19. 4allTeX contains a lot of .dvi and PostScript utilities
20. 4allTeX contains GNUPLOT
21. 4allTeX contains extensive bibliographies on TeX-related topics

====>  It contains even more than that!!!

Hard disk requirement for running 4TeX (processing all your
documents):
less than 50k!

The 4allTeX CD-ROM is the FIRST and possible in the near future the
ONLY
CD-ROM with a:
          >>>> ready-to-use DOS (La)TeX implementation <<<<
including a HUGE set of documentation.

The 4allTeX CD-ROM contains a UNIQUE SET of TeX/LaTeX/etc software
for
both DOS and non-DOS users!

Unbelievable but TRUE!

Computer systems
-------- -------
The ready-to-use 4TeX version is available for PC
DOS 8086/80286/80386/80486/80586 systems. However the MAJOR part of
software
on the 4allTeX CD-ROM is system INdependent.

How to install
--- -- -------
The 4TeX version (including emTeX) on the 4allTeX CD-ROM can be
installed
within 20-30 seconds (!!) and the first example can be printed and
previewed
within the next 10-20 seconds.
For installation, only executing of the following commands are
needed!
    > cd f:   (e.g. the local CD-ROM drive)
    > inst4tex
        C(ontinue)
        C:   (name local drive)
        Y    (generate ACD tree)
For starting 4TeX:
    > 4tex sample

Price
-----
- The price of the CD-ROM including a 100+ pages manual is: $35.
- Add $5 for sending by air (only for outside Europe).
- Local price only in Holland/Belgium : f. 60,-

How to order the 4allTeX CD-ROM
--- -- ----- --- ------- ------
UK      : Sebastian Rahtz (spqr at ftp.tex.ac.uk)
          For orders, please send him an e-mail first

others  : Kees van der Laan (cgl at risc1.rug.nl; after July 1th:
                             cgl at rc.server.rug.nl)
          For orders: please send money by ****registered**** post to
the
          Dutch TeX Users Group:          or
             NTG                          C.G. van der Laan
             P.O. Box 394                 Hunzeweg, 57, 9893PB,
Garnwerd
             1740 AJ Schagen              The Netherlands
             The Netherlands
          Credit Cards are (not yet) accepted.

for US send your order to TUG office (tug at tug.org) and payment can be
done by visa, creditcard. WE will ship the material out when money
has been
received. (TUG is helping to reduce banking costs.)

The 4allTeX CD-ROM is also available from the
computersoftware/magazine shop:
  Computercollectief                   Het Computerwinkeltje Mechelen
bvba
  Amstel 312                           M. Sabbestraat 39
  1017 AP Amsterdam                    B-2800 Mechelen
  The Netherlands                      Belgie
  phone +31 20 6223573                 phone +32 15 206645
  fax   +31 20 6226668                 fax   +32 15 207332
==> Price of the CD is $35-$37 and shipping charge depends on
country.
Please send a FAX before ordering.
HOWEVER Computercollectief >>welcomes<< Credit Card!!

Participants of TUG'94 or EuroTeX'94
------------ -- ------ -- ----------
Don't forget to visit these two most important TeX meetings!!
- TUG'94
  Almost a must for the averaged LaTeX/TeX  user in the USA (and
outside!).
  The NTG president Johannes Braams will also visit this meeting. He
takes
  of course some 4allTeX CD-ROM sets with him.
  ====> Please contact him directly (j.l.braams at research.ptt.nl) for
        4allTeX CD-ROM reservations!
- EuroTeX'94
  The 4allTeX CD-ROM plus manual is free for the participants!
  So take a few days break in Poland. There are a lot of very
interested
  lectures. And the conference fee including accomodation is very
low!!
  Presentation with tutorial and invited lectures will taken place at
  EuroTeX'94 by the authors Wietse Dol and Erik Frambach. Meet the
authors!!

4TeX discussion list
---- ---------- ----
Yes there is already a lot of 4TeX support using the world-wide 4TeX
discussion list.
- How to subscribe:
  send the one line message:
      subscribe 4tex your_personal_name
  to the listserv manager:
      listserv at nic.surfnet.nl
- How to use:
  send your questions/bugs/remarks/suggestions to:
      4tex at nic.surfnet.nl

The 4TeX authors Wietse Dol (w.dol at lei.agro.nl) and Erik Frambach
(e.h.m.frambach at eco.rug.nl) are listening `continuous' to this fast
growing 4TeX list!

Gerard van Nes
secretary Dutch TeX Users Group NTG
e-mail: vannes at ecn.nl
(e-mail NTG board: ntg at nic.surfnet.nl)