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+\font\rmnine=cmr8
+\centerline{\LaTeX\ style files}\medskip
+\noindent
+There are a great many \LaTeX\ style files available.
+Unfortunately, availability really means ``over {\it email\/}''
+but nevertheless, it is worth listing the complete set of files
+which were present (at the last notification). Thanks to the
+efforts of Peter Abbott at Aston University, these files are
+available in the UK, and can be obtained by anyone who
+can plug into their VAX. This certainly covers all those
+with access to {\sc janet}, and probably covers {\sc uucp}
+people too. An access method for VAX users was given in
+Sebastian Rahtz' ``Bits of \hax'' article.
+
+Of course, not all the world is using {\it email}. But for the dispossessed
+among us, it is possible to obtain the style files
+on 5\frac1/4 floppy from
+ David Hopper of Toronto, Canada who is offering copies of the style
+ collection on diskettes. David is
+ doing this in his own time as a favour to the \TeX\ community. The entire
+ set of style files, not including the C-\TeX\ files, as of June 1st, fits
+ on one 1.2 MB diskette or three 360KB diskettes. No subsetting,
+ please. Send David:
+ formatted diskettes;
+ indication of the format required;
+ a self-addressed mailer; and
+a \$5.00 donation per set of files, to cover postage and equipment wear
+ \& tear. (If you live outside North America, airmail delivery will probably
+ require more postage. Contact David for details.)
+ David's address:
+{\obeylines\parindent2em
+ David W. Hopper,
+ 446 Main Street,
+ Toronto, Ontario,
+ Canada M4C 4Y2
+}
+\noindent
+Since this seemed rather roundabout to me, I have copied all the
+files (including C-\TeX) to 5\frac1/4
+{\sc ms-dos} floppy and 3\frac1/2 Macintosh diskette
+for distribution in the UK. I cannot obtain 3 floppies for \$5 Canadian
+(about \quid3.00),
+so my prices are higher. I can distribute the style files
+for \quid10.00 per 5 5\frac1/4 inch
+ or \quid7.50 for 3
+3\frac1/2 inch diskettes. For some reason, my copying
+was less compact than David's. I may investigate
+one of the public domain compression utilities, in
+order to cut the cost.
+C-\TeX\ has been separated out from the style files,
+and is available on 4 5\frac1/4 inch floppies, in
+{\sc backup/restore} format. I have stored them in this way
+to retain the directory structure so that the extra
+files which come with C-\TeX\ make sense. I have not yet
+put the C-\TeX\ files onto Macintosh format, but if there is a requirement
+I can do this too.
+
+The list given below is slightly out of date, and there have been
+some additions. The most noticeable change is with the
+TeXtyl files, which have been slightly reorganised, and
+include {\sc unix} and VMS versions.
+John Renner, a former student of John Gourlay's, now at Adobe, wrote
+TeXtyl to allow \TeX\ users to draw lines and curves in
+their documents. It is actually a postprocessor: \TeX\ is run on an
+input file containing |\special|s which define a drawing, and then
+TeXtyl is run on the |dvi| file to obtain a new |dvi|
+ file in which the |\special|s
+are replaced with |dvi| commands to print the lines and curves by
+piecing together small characters from special fonts.
+
+However, if you want any
+these files, you have to take the lot. Like David Hopper, I
+do not intend to subdivide. I will try to keep the files
+``current'', and emulating Maria Code, to obtain an update, you
+have to take the entire set again.
+\goodbreak{\rmnine\baselineskip=9pt
+ \settabs
+ \+ aaai-instructions.tex\quad&nopagenumbers.doc\quad&ucthesi \cr
+ \+ 00directory&format.sty&slem.doc \cr
+ \+ 00index&fullpage.doc&slem.sty \cr
+ \+ 00readme&fullpage.sty&spacecites.doc \cr
+ \+ a4.sty&geophysics.sty&spacecites.sty \cr
+ \+ a4wide.sty&german.sty&suthesis.doc \cr
+ \+ aaai-instructions.tex&ieeetr.bst&suthesis.sty \cr
+ \+ aaai-named.bst&ist21.sty&texindex.doc \cr
+ \+ aaai.sty&latex.bug&texindex.pas \cr
+ \+ acm.bst&layout.readme&texindex.sty \cr
+ \+ agugrl.sample&layout.tex&texnames.doc \cr
+ \+ agugrl.sty&lcustom.tex&texnames.sty \cr
+ \+ agujgr.sample&lfonts\_ams.readme&textyl.readme \cr
+ \+ agujgr.sty&lfonts\_ams.tex&textyl.shar1 \cr
+ \+ amssymbols.sty&lgraph.shar&textyl.shar2 \cr
+ \+ art10.txt&local.suppl&textyl.shar3 \cr
+ \+ art11.txt&memo.sty&textyl.shar4 \cr
+ \+ art12.txt&mfr.sty&textyl.shar5 \cr
+ \+ article.txt&mitthesis.sample&textyl.shar6 \cr
+ \+ biihead.sty&mitthesis.sty&textyl.shar7 \cr
+ \+ ctex.readme&natsci.bst&textyl.shar8 \cr
+ \+ ctex.shar1&newalpha.bst&textyl.shar9 \cr
+ \+ ctex.shar2&nopagenumbers.doc&tgrind.sty \cr
+ \+ ctex.shar3&nopagenumbers.sty&threepart.sty \cr
+ \+ ctex.shar4&remark.sty&titlepage.txt \cr
+ \+ ctex.shar5&resume.sample&trademark.sty \cr
+ \+ ctex.shar6&resume.sty&uct10.doc \cr
+ \+ cyrillic.sty&sc21-wg1.sty&uct11.doc \cr
+ \+ dayofweek.tex&sc21.sty&uct12.doc \cr
+ \+ deproc.sty&sfwmac.sty&ucthesis.doc \cr
+ \+ deprocldc.tex&showlabels.sty&ucthesis.readme \cr
+ \+ docsty.c&siam.bib&uuencode.shar \cr
+ \+ docsty.readme&siam.bst&vdm.doc \cr
+ \+ doublespace.sty&siam.doc&vdm.sty \cr
+ \+ draft.sty&siam.sty&vdm.tex \cr
+ \+ drafthead.sty&siam.tex&ws87.p \cr
+ \+ dvidoc.shar1&siam10.doc&wsltex.c \cr
+ \+ dvidoc.shar2&siam10.sty&wsltex.p \cr
+ \+ epic.shar1&siam11.sty&xxxcustom.tex \cr
+ \+ epic.shar2&siam12.sty&xxxslides.sty \cr}
+
+
+\rightline{\sl Malcolm Clark}