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diff --git a/usergrps/uktug/baskervi/5_3/standard.tex b/usergrps/uktug/baskervi/5_3/standard.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..87a64c285b --- /dev/null +++ b/usergrps/uktug/baskervi/5_3/standard.tex @@ -0,0 +1,216 @@ +\begin{multicols}{2} +\title{The UK \TeX\ Users Group} +\author{} +\begin{article} +\section{Group aims and activities} +The \ukt\ was founded in 1989; its activities and benefits include: +\begin{itemize} + \item Regular meetings covering both \TeX{}nical matters and general +typographic subjects; + \item Visits to publishers, font suppliers and book producers; + \item In-depth workshops, with hands-on computer sessions where +appropriate; + \item Negotiation of discounts on \TeX\ relevant books with publishers. + \item Distribution of public domain \TeX\ implementations (in +cooperation with the international \TeX\ archives); + \item Discount on joint UK \TeX\ Users Group/TUG membership; + \item Reduction in conference fees for the TUG annual meeting and the +annual European meetings; + \item The publication and distribution of \BV\ (the annals of +the UK \TeX\ Users Group). + \end{itemize} + +\section{Programme of meetings for 1995} +\begin{description} +\item[July, 1995] (\TeX\ Users Group Annual Meeting in Florida) +\item[September, 1995:] em\TeX\ in depth: +a training meeting on MSDOS \TeX, with Sebastian Rahtz +Location: Oxford. +\item[September, 1995] (Euro\TeX\ meeting in the Netherlands) +\item[October 1995:] AGM, at Queen Mary and Westfield College, +University of London, with sessions on `non-traditional' \TeX. +\end{description} + +\noindent All members of \ukt{} will be provided with more details of +these meetings as they become available. Reports of the meetings will +appear in \BV, the organ of the group. + + +\section*{The 1994--95 \ukt\ committee} +\begin{tabular}{lp{2in}} +C.~A.~Rowley & Chair\\ +P.~Abbott & Treasurer and \\ & Membership Secretary\\ +R.~A.~Bailey & Committee Secretary\\ +M.~Clark & Meetings Secretary\\ +S.~P.~Q.~Rahtz & \BV\ editor\\ +\end{tabular} + +\noindent D.~P.~Carlisle; R. Fairbairns; +C.~Hewlett; A.~S.~A.~\mbox{Jeffrey}. + + +\section*{Book Discounts for \protect\ukt\ members} +The UK \TeX\ User group has been in discussion with a number of +publishers to arrange discounts on publications which may be of +interest to members. We have arrangements with Addison-Wesley for +their well-known \TeX-related publications, and with International +Thomson Publishing to supply any of the very excellent O'Reilly \& +Associates Inc.\ series of books to members. + +The agreed list of books, together with the discounted (at least 10\%) +price, is distributed occasionally with \BV, but is always available +from the Treasurer, Peter Abbott. The quoted price includes the cost +of postage and packing. + +We would like to extend this service to members. If you have contacts +with the sales and marketing parts of any publisher who publishes +relevant books, please inform us and we will try to +arrange something mutually convenient and beneficial. + +We are only allowed to offer this service to \textbf{current} members +of the UK \TeX\ User Group and/or members of TUG. Please send your +order and cheque (in UK \pounds) to Peter Abbott (address in \BV\ masthead). +Make cheques payable to `UKTUG' please. +Books from Addison-Wesley are delivered direct but books from +O'Reilly will be routed through \ukt. \emph{In all cases} please +notify Peter Abbott +by email, phone, fax or letter when books are delivered. + +\end{article} + +\title{Obtaining \TeX} +\author{edited by Sebastian Rahtz} +\begin{article} +\subsection*{From the network} + +The UK \TeX\ Archive on \texttt{ftp.tex.ac.uk} is part of the CTAN +(Comprehensive \TeX\ Archive Network) collaborating network of +archives on the Internet organised by the +\TeX\ Users Group. The three main archives follow the same structure +and have identical files ({\tt ftp.tex.ac.uk}, {\tt ftp.shsu.edu} and +{\tt ftp.dante.de}). + +The CTAN archives all run an enhanced {\em ftp} server which supports +dynamic compression, uncompression, and archive creation options. +Fetch the top-level file {\tt README.archive-features} for +information. The server also supports site-defined commands to assist +you. Please read {\tt README.site-commands} for a brief overview. + +Details of where to find public domain, or shareware, +\TeX\ packages for different machines and operating +systems are given below. + + + Please report any problems with CTAN archives via email to + \texttt{ctan@shsu.edu}. The entire archive is available on + CDROM as the `\TeX cetera' package from Prime Time Freeware, 370 Altair Way, + Suite 150, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA (\texttt{ptf@cfcl.com}). This is + also distributed by the TUG office, and in the UK by Lasermoon Ltd + (email \texttt{info@lasermoon.co.uk}, phone 01329 826444). + +\subsection*{Unix tapes} +For a complete Unix \TeX\ distribution, a +1/4 inch cartridge, QIC-120 or QIC-150 format (DC600A or DC6150) +can sent with envelope {\em and} stamps for return postage to: +\begin{quote} + David Osborne\\ + Cripps Computing Centre, \\ + University of Nottingham, \\ + Nottingham NG7 2RD +\end{quote} +Due to currency exchange, this service is offered only within the UK. + +\subsection*{PC and Mac disks} +The \ukt\ distributes an em\TeX\ kit for PCs, +and an Oz\TeX\ kit for Macintosh. The cost covers copying and postage +costs, and the shareware fee for Oz\TeX. Each set costs \pounds30, +and is available from Peter Abbott, 1 Eymore Close, Selly Oak, +Birmingham B29~4LB. Cheques must be payable to \lq{}UKTUG\rq{}. Please note +that this service \emph{is available to \ukt\ members only.} Each set +comes with an installation guide, and (at least) full \TeX\ and \MF, a +previewer, a PostScript driver, and CM fonts. Two update disks a year +will be sent out automatically, with the current version of \LaTeXe, +and other goodies. A subscription service will be available for +subsequent years. In addition, subscribers can request up to 3 disks a +year with any material from the CTAN archives, but this will be +supplied \lq{}as is\rq{}, without instructions. + +Enquiries for \TeX\ for the Atari ST etc. can be directed to: The Fast +Club, 7 Musters Road, Nottingham NG2 7PP. Phone 01602 455250, fax 01602 +455305. They also supply a variety of \TeX-related software in Atari format. + +\end{article} +\end{multicols} +\bgroup +\small +\begin{center} +\begin{tabular}{|lllp{2.5in}|} +\hline Name & Environment & CTAN path & Notes\\ \hline + em\TeX & DOS, OS/2 & systems/msdos/emtex &the betatest drivers, + and 386-specific versions of \TeX\ and MF, are in the {\tt + betatest} subdirectory \\ + sb\TeX & DOS & systems/msdos/sbtex & includes latest \TeX\ and + \MF\\ + g\TeX & DOS & systems/msdos/gtex & 386-only \TeX\ and \MF, + which replace parts of em\TeX, and work with Windows memory + management\\ +% \TeX as & DOS & systems/msdos/texas & Large \TeX, +% which replaces \TeX386 in em\TeX, and works with Windows memory +% management\\ + \hline + Oz\TeX & Mac & systems/mac/oztex & This package is shareware\\ + CMac\TeX & Mac & systems/mac/cmactex & Shareware port of Unix \TeX\\ + Direct\TeX & Mac & systems/mac/directtex & This package is shareware\\ + \hline + pas\TeX & Amiga & systems/amiga/pastex & \\ + \hline + --- & Atari & systems/atari/lindner-tex-packed-disks & \\ + --- & Atari & systems/atari/cs-tex & \\ + \hline + web2c \TeX & Unix & systems/unix/web2c & a complete source kit for + \TeX\ and \MF, which should compile on most Unix boxes; needs + a C compiler.\\ +% sparctex & Sun Sparc & systems/unix/unixkit & \\ +% --- & DEC Alpha & systems/unix/alpha & for Alpha running Unix\\ +% --- & Xenix & systems/unix/xenix & \\ + \hline + --- & VMS & systems/vms &Alpha and VAX versions available \\ + %\hline + %GhostScript & * & support/ghostview & PostScript previewer for + %many platforms, including Mac\\ + %dvips & * & dviware/dvips & popular {\tt dvi} to PostScript + %driver\\ + %--- & --- & biblio/bibtex/styles/contrib & \BibTeX\ style files\\ + %--- & --- & web/knuth & The files maintained by Don Knuth\\ + \hline +\end{tabular} +\end{center} +\egroup +\endinput +The main directories which make up CTAN are listed below; readers are +referred to David Jones\rq{} {\em Index of \TeX\ Styles and Macros} for +details of macro packages and individual style files. This can be +found in CTAN as {\tt info/tex-styles-and-macros.txt} + +{\small +\begin{description} +\item[biblio] bibliography-related files, such as + \BibTeX. +\item[digests] back issues of \TeX-related periodicals +\item[dviware] contains the various dvi-to-whatever filters and drivers +\item[fonts] fonts, both sources and pre-compiled +\item[graphics]utilities and macros related to graphics +\item[help] overviews of the archive and the \TeX\ system +\item[info] files and tutorials which document various aspects of \TeX +\item[indexing] utilities and related files for indexing +\item[language] material for typesetting non-English documents +\item[macros] macros packages for \TeX\ and style files +\item[support] programs which can be used in support of \TeX +\item[systems] complete system setups, organized by operating + system +\item[tools] the various archiving tools used on CTAN +\item[web] contains WEB-related files and utilities +\end{description} +} +\end{article} +\end{multicols} |