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+ BM2LTX - (c) 1995 claas bontus
+
+ email: bontus@al6000.physik.uni-siegen.de
+ bontus@141.99.131.151
+
+Copyright
+---------
+ BM2LTX is on the public domain. I used some functions of
+ Ian Ashdown's PCX library. See file PCX_LIB.DOC for further
+ information.
+ You are free to
+ * distibute BM2LTX
+ * modify the source code, as long as you document all changes
+ * transform BM2LTX to other operating systems.
+
+Files
+-----
+ bm2ltx.exe - the executable for DOS and OS/2
+ readme - this file
+ pcx_fmt.doc - explanation of the PCX format by Ian Ashdown
+ pcx_lib.doc - explanation of Ian Ashdown's PCX library
+ b2l_src.zip - ZIP-file containing the source code of BM2LTX
+
+Explanation
+-----------
+ BM2LTX converts PCX graphics files to a LaTeX readable format.
+ If you want to convert the file TEST.PCX to TEST.PIC just type
+
+ BM2LTX TEST.PCX TEST.PIC
+
+ You can include TEST.PIC in your LaTeX documents using the
+ following commands:
+
+ \begin{figure}
+ \begin{center}
+ \input{TEST.PIC}
+ \end{center}
+ \caption{Hello world!}
+ \end{figure}
+
+ The picture will be stored in the DVI file, so that it can be
+ processed independently of drivers or platforms.
+
+Installation
+------------
+ OS/2: You need to copy EMX.DLL to a directory listed in your
+ LIBPATH environment variable. If you have already EMX.DLL
+ replace it only if the one you got now is newer.
+
+ DOS: BM2LTX is bound with emx.exe. Therefore it should be able
+ to work with DOS as is. Problems can occur if the processor
+ is already in protected mode.
+
+Advantages
+----------
+ Files created with BM2LTX can be used with LaTeX on different
+ platforms, no matter which graphics formats are supported by
+ your drivers.
+
+Disadvantages
+-------------
+ Files created with BM2LTX can become very large in size. A picture
+ consisting of 100x100 pixels can yield to a file with up to 5000
+ lines of code. TeX can slow down processing these files or it
+ can even run out of memory.
+
+Things someone might do
+-----------------------
+ * Add options to resize the pictures
+ * Find an algorithm which yields to smaller files
+ * Add color
+ * Add the possibiliy to process graphics formats other than PCX
+