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UKTeX Digest    Friday, 16 Apr 1993    Volume 93 : Issue 14

   ``The UKTeX Digest is brought to you as a free, unfunded and voluntary
        service of the UK TeX Users Group and the UK TeX Archive.''

Today's Topics:
 {Questions \& Answers}:
                         Changing class using \mathord
                                 UK TeX Archive
                               Re: UK TeX Archive
                              Re: Bibtex question
                                 emtex betatest
                  \endchapter macro : enlightenment sought...
                    Vancouver statistical style file needed
                                  style files
                                Re: style files
 {Archive News}:
               yet another arrangement of archive directory tree
                 Archive directory listings on Dad (Uk.Ac.TeX)
                         extra pk fonts for OzTeX users
 {Announcements}:
                  TeX User Group 1993 conference - news update
                        Forthcoming one-day LaTeX course


Administrivia:
    Moderators:     Peter Abbott (Aston University) and
                    David Osborne (University of Nottingham)
    Contributions:  UKTeX@uk.ac.tex
    Administration, subscription and unsubscription requests:
                    UKTeX-request@uk.ac.tex

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date:    Fri, 02 Apr 1993 19:53:15 +0000
From:    Fergus Gallagher <fergus@uk.ac.cambridge.mullard-radio-astronomy>
Subject: Changing class using \mathord

Why doesn't

$\fam=0 \mathord\mathchar"7119$

produce the same result as

$\fam=0 \mathord\mathchar"0119$ ?

The TeXbook p.155 seems to imply that \mathord forces class 0.

Fergus Gallagher


------------------------------

Date:    Mon, 05 Apr 1993 11:34:02 -0000
From:    Martin Ward <Martin.Ward@uk.ac.durham>
Subject: UK TeX Archive

First, let me say how much I appreciate the "automatic zipping" feature
of the UKTEX archive. However, I did run into a small problem today: I wanted
to collect the latest version of "pstricks", so I found the directory and
sent off for /pub/archive/graphics/pstricks.zip. It seemed to take a while
to arrive, and was larger than I expected (over 960k). The reason was that
inside the zip file was a file called "pstricks.tar.Z" which contained
another copy of everything. Of course, I should have looked inside the
directory and collected just that file - however it does seem an odd place to
put it? I would have expected to find an archive of the pstricks directory
(which when unpacked, creates the pstricks directory) to be in the same
directory as pstricks (ie in /pub/archive/graphics), rather than in the
pstricks directory itself! An alternative solution would be to modify the
automatic zipper to ignore files in the top level which have the name
DIR.tar.Z (or DIR.tar.z) where "DIR" is the directory name.

                        Martin.

------------------------------

Date:    08 Apr 1993 10:50:33 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: Re: UK TeX Archive

 > to collect the latest version of "pstricks", so I found the directory and
 > sent off for /pub/archive/graphics/pstricks.zip. It seemed to take a while
 > to arrive, and was larger than I expected (over 960k). The reason was that
 > inside the zip file was a file called "pstricks.tar.Z" which contained

this was a temporary artefact. i had been `mirroring' pstricks by
hand, eg i copied the .tar.Z file and exploded it locally. in order to
save myself work, i set up an automatic mirrir, which fetched pstricks
in the way Zandt stores it (.tar.Z) and forgot to delete the exploded
copy (which I have now done)

if you see this situation again elsewhere, tell us, as it is not
policy to store anything twice!

i realize that for some people a tarred and Zed file is not easy to
unpack. but the convenience of tracking the author's work
automatically is so great that we have to ask for tolerance from
archive users. 

sebastian

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Date:    Tue, 06 Apr 1993 17:26:30 -0400
From:    Una Smith <smith-una%edu.yale@uk.ac.nsfnet-relay>
Subject: Re: Bibtex question

Try {\em Homo sapiens} and if that doesn't work try {\em {H}omo sapiens}.

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Date:    Thu, 08 Apr 1993 10:26:30 -0000
From:    Jon.Essex-Chemistry"Jon.Essex-Chemistry" <wrigjz@uk.ac.essex>
Subject: emtex betatest

Dear Texers

    A couple of days ago I ftp the betatest of emtex386 for PC's
this installed like a dream.
However I have some problems with the betatest dvidrv_14s.

I installed it as a replacement for my last version dvidrv_14d
but it doesn't locate the fonts anymore.
  I don't have the font libraries but a selection of fonts in directories
like c:\texfonts\300\cmr10.pk etc etc.

With the last driver I set the option /pfc:\texfonts\$r and all was well.
This doen't appear to work with the current version any more
I have read the manual and tried all sorts of configurations such as
/pf=c:\texfonts\@Rrdpi\@f{.pxl,pk}
  to no avail.

I have also just got the dvips from the emtex bonus set. However GHOSTSCRIPT
complains about any ps files created with this version. My old version was
okay though I remember seeing something about this before but cannot
remember what the solution was.

Many thanks
Jon Wright

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Date:    Wed, 14 Apr 1993 20:09:25 +0100
From:    Stephen Miller <stephen@uk.ac.oxford.vax>
Subject: \endchapter macro : enlightenment sought...

I've written the following:

\def\throwpages{\vfill\eject\null\vfill\eject}

\def\endpage{\vfill\eject}

\global\outer\def\endchapter{\ifodd\pageno
   \throwpages
      \else
         \endpage
            \fi}

which I had hoped would cause every chapter to start on an odd numbered page if
called in a file so:

\input cashen1912.chap3
\endchapter

Well, it works in all cases bar one (and so does not work at all then): chapter
2 ends on p.20, p.21 is inserted, and the next piece starts on p.22.

What am I doing wrong?

Stephen Miller      Oxford University Computing Services
stephen@vax.ox.ac.uk or stephen@oxford.ac.uk
13 Banbury Road, Oxford, UK.  OX2 6NN
Tel +44 865 273200 / 273266 (direct) / 273275 (fax)

------------------------------

Date:    Thu, 15 Apr 1993 17:03:57 -0000
From:    Calum Mackay <calum.mackay@uk.ac.cambridge.mrc-biostatistics>
Subject: Vancouver statistical style file needed

Dear TeX hackers,

A user needs a macro/style file known as the "Vancouver" style, as used
by major statistical journals. I have checked the FAQ's and the catalogue
of macros/styles but cannot find any mention of this...

I'd appreciate any help/pointers...

regards,
Calum.

Calum D. Mackay               
System Administrator
Medical Research Council             Telephone:                   0223 330378
Biostatistics Unit                   International:            +44 223 330378
IPH, University Forvie Site          JANET:    calum.mackay@uk.ac.cam.mrc-bsu
Robinson Way                         Internet: calum.mackay@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk
Cambridge CB2 2SR.                      alternative:      cdm12@cus.cam.ac.uk
ENGLAND.                                last resort:      cdm12@phx.cam.ac.uk

------------------------------

Date:    Fri, 16 Apr 1993 14:34:17 +0100
From:    Charles Taylor <charles@uk.ac.leeds.amsta>
Subject: style files

Can you recommend a good book or other document that will guide me in modifying
LaTeX style files - or else tell me where I can find out?

Thanks,

Charles

Charles Taylor                  :  charles@amsta.leeds.ac.uk
Department of Statistics        :  tel +44 532 335168
University of Leeds             :  fax +44 532 429925
Leeds LS2 9JT UK

------------------------------

Date:    16 Apr 1993 13:54:43 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: Re: style files

 > Can you recommend a good book or other document that will guide me
 > in modifying LaTeX style files - or else tell me where I can find
 > out?

wait for Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin "The LaTeX Companion",
Addison-Wesley 1993, due out by July. and attend one or more courses
at the 1993 TeX Users Group meeting, to be held at Aston in July[1]

there is no obvious book to point at, so far as I know. one reads
other people's styles and tries to understand them! if you are
thinking of getting into it in a big way, get the Mainz `doc' package
from any archive, which is for proper documentation of TeX sources.

Sebastian

[1] A PLUG for this excellent conference, sign up now.

------------------------------

Date:    03 Apr 1993 13:31:45 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: yet another arrangement of archive directory tree

As of April 3rd, the UK TeX Archive (on uk.ac.tex and ftp.tex.ac.uk)
has changed its structure for LaTeX, following the home site of
Stuttgart. This differentiates strongly between the "official" LaTeX
(distribs) and everything else (contrib). Within distribs, the "latex"
tree is the current, complete LaTeX, and the Mainz packages are run in
parallel to emphase their status as "nearly LaTeX".

To make it clear what I mean, I append a pictorial diagram of the
directory structure under macros/latex [.macros.latex]

Sebastian

           +-> contrib ---+-> a4 
           |              +-> jns 
           |              +-> aaai 
           |              +-> abstr_collect
           |              +-> acm 
           |              +-> iso2 
           |              +-> acs 
           |              +-> address 
           |              +-> agu 
           |              +-> layout 
           |              +-> bnf 
           |              +-> album 
           |              +-> apl 
           |              +-> arbeit 
           |              +-> asaetr 
           |              +-> autotab 
           |              +-> biemes 
           |              +-> birkhaeuser 
           |              +-> bookform 
           |              +-> window 
           |              +-> brief 
           |              +-> bruggink 
           |              +-> chbars 
           |              +-> chemstruct 
           |              +-> chemtex 
           |              +-> code 
           |              +-> colortex 
           |              +-> crc 
           |              +-> cropmark 
           |              +-> footnpag 
           |              +-> loggates 
           |              +-> crossword 
           |              +-> crosswords 
           |              +-> cyrmemo 
           |              +-> decalign 
           |              +-> fac 
           |              +-> deproc 
           |              +-> dirkslides 
           |              +-> stmary 
           |              +-> dutch 
           |              +-> eclbip 
           |              +-> eepic -----+-> fig2eepic 
           |              +-> envelope 
           |              +-> epic 
           |              +-> picinpar 
           |              +-> eslides 
           |              +-> exercise 
           |              +-> feynman ---+-> doc 
           |              +-> fillform 
           |              +-> float 
           |              +-> floatfig 
           |              +-> rail 
           |              +-> slatex 
           |              +-> french ----+-> contrib 
           |              +-> geom 
           |              +-> german 
           |              +-> harvard 
           |              +-> ijc 
           |              +-> iso 
           |              +-> ieee 
           |              +-> pphlp 
           |              +-> ifac 
           |              +-> ijcai89 
           |              +-> zero 
           |              +-> insertplot 
           |              +-> biblist 
           |              +-> jeep 
           |              +-> memo2 
           |              +-> labelfig 
           |              +-> labels 
           |              +-> laletter 
           |              +-> lamemo 
           |              +-> springer --+-> jnsl 
           |              |              +-> llncs 
           |              |              +-> lmamult 
           |              |              +-> mathsing 
           |              |              \-> laa 
           |              +-> diagramf 
           |              +-> letters ---+-> dinbrief 
           |              |              +-> finder 
           |              |              +-> german-letter
           |              |              +-> stbrief 
           |              |              +-> tksbrief 
           |              |              \-> uni_stgt 
           |              +-> lfonts_ams 
           |              +-> lgraph 
           |              +-> psfrag ----+-> tst 
           |              +-> manpage 
           |              +-> manual 
           |              +-> multido 
           |              +-> megatape 
           |              +-> memo 
           |              +-> oz 
           |              +-> script 
           |              +-> milstd 
           |              +-> minutes 
           |              +-> mtns 
           |              +-> mit-press 
           |              +-> mitthesis 
           |              +-> nassflow 
           |              +-> newapa 
           |              +-> bigsign 
           |              +-> textmerg 
           |              +-> revtex 
           |              +-> corrects 
           |              +-> nl-brief 
           |              +-> outline 
           |              +-> oval 
           |              +-> pageframe 
           |              +-> paper 
           |              +-> prelim 
           |              +-> program 
           |              +-> proof 
           |              +-> pslatex ---+-> fonts -----+-> tfm 
           |              |                             \-> vf 
           |              +-> publications
           |              +-> covington 
           |              +-> mnras 
           |              +-> resume 
           |              +-> rotating 
           |              +-> rus 
           |              +-> schulzrinne 
           |              +-> seminar ---+-> doc 
           |              |              +-> inputs 
           |              |              \-> src 
           |              +-> sv 
           |              +-> siam 
           |              +-> stickers 
           |              +-> subeqn 
           |              +-> supertab 
           |              +-> tape 
           |              +-> tex-bnf 
           |              +-> textyl ----+-> doc 
           |              |              +-> psrc 
           |              |              +-> src 
           |              |              \-> vecfonts --+-> mf 
           |              +-> theapa 
           |              +-> timing 
           |              +-> tksbrief 
           |              +-> lexitex 
           |              +-> unixman 
           |              +-> ucthesis 
           |              +-> uw-thesis 
           |              +-> vdm 
           |              +-> wright 
           |              +-> xarticle 
           |              +-> zaccone 
           |              +-> changebar 
           |              +-> misc 
           |              +-> tugboat 
           |              +-> citesidx 
           |              +-> fancyheadings
           |              +-> trees -----+-> eppstein 
           |              |              +-> treetex 
           |              |              \-> vanroose 
           |              \-> latexinfo-1_7
           |                             +-> elisp 
           |                             +-> manual 
           |                             \-> styles 
           \-> distribs --+-> array 
                          +-> psnfss ----+-> lb 
                          |              \-> slitex 
                          +-> doc 
                          +-> nfss ------+-> nfss-addons 
                          +-> ftnright 
                          +-> multicol 
                          +-> theorem 
                          +-> validate 
                          +-> verbatim 
                          \-> latex -----+-> doc 
                                         +-> sty 
                                         +-> fonts -----+-> pk 
                                         |              \-> gf 
                                         \-> general 


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Date:    Tue, 06 Apr 1993 19:18:02 -0000
From:    Niel Kempson <kempson@uk.ac.tex>
Subject: Archive directory listings on Dad (Uk.Ac.TeX)

I posted a message in UKTeX V93 #12 concerning the new format listing
files generated every night on the Dad archive (UK.AC.TEX).  The changes
have now been implemented, subject to one modification.  The listing
files now generated are summarised below.

In the top level [TEX-ARCHIVE] directory:

    00INDEX.FILES           listing of all files in the archive

    00LAST7DAYS.FILES       listing of all files added to the archive in
                            the last 30 days; most recent file listed
                            first

    00LAST30DAYS.FILES      listing of all files added to the archive in
                            the last 7 days; most recent file listed
                            first

    00INDEX.ZIP_VVE
    00LAST7DAYS.ZIP_VVE
    00LAST30DAYS.ZIP_VVE    VVencoded, Info-ZIP compressed versions of
                            the above files

In every sub-directory:

    00FILES.TXT             listing of all files in the subdirectory


All of the 00* listing files are in a common format.  Here's an extract
from [TEX-ARCHIVE]00INDEX.FILES:

> Files matching DISK$TEX:[TEX-ARCHIVE]*.*
>  (listing updated:  5-Apr-93 04:20).
>
> Last change          Size  Type  File specification
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ...
>  5-Apr-93 04:06   2537672  txt   [tex-archive]00index.files
>  5-Apr-93 04:18    400540  txt   [tex-archive]00index.zip_vve
>  5-Apr-93 03:19    364148  txt   [tex-archive]00last7days.files
>  5-Apr-93 03:21     59622  txt   [tex-archive]00last7days.zip_vve
>  5-Apr-93 02:24   1673216  txt   [tex-archive]00last30days.files
>  5-Apr-93 02:31    251108  txt   [tex-archive]00last30days.zip_vve
> ...
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

In addition, each of the *.FILES in the [TEX-ARCHIVE] directory will be
also be available in VVencoded ZIP format (e.g. 00INDEX.ZIP_VVE).  To
unpack these files, you will need implementations of VVdecode and
Info-unZIP for your systems.  The *.ZIP_VVE files are around 15% of
the size of the original *.FILES, so it's probably worth the effort.

Here's a relevant extract from one of nine (!) messages sent by Sebastian
Rahtz to UKTeX V93 #13:

>  b) because of the needs of JANET file transfer users, all binary
>     files (includes font metrics, PKs etc) are stored *encoded* on
>     Dad, using the VVCODE program. You need a copy of vvdecode to
>     unpack them. See [.archive-tools.vvcode.binaries] for your poison
>     (sorry, not for Macs yet. on its way).
>
>  c) The archiving method of choice in the archive is the public domain
>     ZIP. This is compatible with PKZIP 2.x, but *not* with the older
>     (and very common) pkzip 1.x. You *must* upgrade your unzipper soon
>     to take advantage of things

Niel Kempson
Aston TeX Archive Group

Dr C Niel Kempson
25 Whitethorn Drive, Cheltenham GL52 5LL, England
Telephone: 0242-579105 (UK), +44-242-579105 (International)
E-mail: kempson@tex.ac.uk (Internet)

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Date:    08 Apr 1993 15:23:42 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: extra pk fonts for OzTeX users

Ravi Bhumbla has built some extra pk fonts for OzTeX. See
ftp.tex.ac.uk:systems/mac/OzTeX.

He writes:

**************
394.sit.bin contains 394dpi fonts corresponding to 360dpi at 0.5
magstep.  These are useful for Apple Stylewriter owners who can use
300dpi fonts, (360dpi, 432dpi, 518dpi, 622dpi, 746dpi) which
correspond to 360 dpi at magsteps 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.  But
there are currently no 360dpi fonts at magstep 0.5.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Ravi Bhumbla (rbhumbla@ucsd.edu)

*****************

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Date:    11 Apr 1993 16:57:54 +0000
From:    spqr@uk.ac.york.minster
Subject: TeX User Group 1993 conference - news update

                     TUG'93 News Update

   The committee of the TUG'93 conference would like to bring you up to date
with plans for this summer's big TEX jamboree at Aston. Booking forms were
mailed to all TUG members in mid March, and are now being sent to other user
groups. Readers with Internet access who have not received a form can fetch it
using ftp from directory pub/tug93 on ftp.tex.ac.uk.

   The five magnificent days of TEX conference will include:

   - A first day introducing TEX to newcomers; bring your partner and get
     them to learn your obsession!

   - A day on typography and design, in conjunction with the DIDOT project.

   - A detailed workshop on LaTEX3.

   - A session on language and font issues.

   - A session on TEX standards and the future developments of TEX and
     related software.

   - Discussions of TEX archives.

   - A `problem-solving' panel.

   - Birds-of-a-feather groups.

Invited speakers include Christina Thiele, the TUG president, the President
of the German TEX User Group, DANTE, and Boguslav Jackowski, the winner
of the `best paper' award at recent conferences in Prague and Karlsruhe.

Some highlights from the accepted papers by speakers from around the world
are:

   - The Khmer Script tamed by the Lion (of TEX): Yannis Haralambous

   - Virtual fonts in a production environment: Michael Doob & Craig Platt

   - Readability of math typesetting: David Murphy

   - Russian TEX issues; Looking about and outlook: Irina A Makhovaya

   - Beginners Guide to DSSSL: Martin Bryan

   - A PostScript font installer written in TEX: Alan Jeffrey

   - A versatile TEX device driver: Minato Kawaguti

   - Typesetting Catalan texts with TEX: Gabriel Valiente Feruglio

   - Bibliography Prettyprinting and Syntax Checking: Nelson Beebe

   - Syntactic Sugar: Kees van der Laan

   And we remind you that there is a full week of varied TEX courses
   both before and after the conference proper, of which full details
   can be found on the booking form.

Socially, we can promise delegates that there will be no dull moments
at TUG'93, with

   - A half-day trip to Shakespeare country, ending with a performance of King
     Lear by the Royal Shakespeare Company

   - Evening trips to visit a Chocolate Experience or take part in a bowling
     tournament

   - A TEX-related competition with prizes

   - Receptions and banquets

   - The TEX Users Group annual general meeting

Do not forget, booking forms returned by May 15th can save 15$ ($22.00),
and guarantee a place on the trip to Stratford-upon-Avon.

The first draft programme, with names and and titles of all speakers, will
be issued towards the end of April, and will be circulated widely on networks
and by electronic mail.


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Date:    Fri, 16 Apr 1993 13:52:30 +0000
From:    Philip Taylor (RHBNC) <P.Taylor@uk.ac.rhbnc.vax>
Subject: Forthcoming one-day LaTeX course

From:     Brian Shields <dbs@UK.AC.ST-ANDREWS>
Subject:  ITTI Latex Course
X-To:     iusccorr@UK.AC.RUTHERFORD.IBM-B
To:       Multiple Recipients of <IUSCCORR@BITNET.UKACRL>
 
 
An Introduction to LaTeX       6th May 1993
 
To be held at:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Chilton
Didcot
Oxon
OX11 0QX
 
 
Course Synopses:
An Introduction to LaTeX.
 
This is a one day basic level LaTeX course for users of Sun Workstations.
It will cover document styles, font sizes and styles, section numbering,
table of contents, tables, maths, indexes and references. No previous
knowledge of LaTeX is needed by the students.
 
The course will run for one complete day and by the end of this period the
students would have a good understanding of the fundamentals of LaTeX and
be able to carry out their own document preparation.
 
To carry out the practical exercises for the course each student will
have access to a Sun SparcStation that has LaTeX installed on it.
 
The course covers the following areas:
 
What is LaTeX?
Designing Documents
Letters
Environment types
Mathematics
Indexes
 
The course is free for members of UK HE and
Research Councils. The fee for others is 50 pounds.
 
To register for the course please contact:
Ruth Tubb
email - ruth@uk.ac.rl.inf
or at the address above.

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\section DIGESTS

    This year's UKTeX back issues are stored in the archive in directory
      [tex-archive.digests.uktex.93]
    This year's TeXhax back issues are stored in the archive in directory
      [tex-archive.digests.texhax.93]
      Latest TeXhax: V93 #06

\section MEDIA DISTRIBUTIONS
    Postal addresses are given below.

\subsection Washington Unix TeX distribution tape
    Latest copy of May/June 1991 contains:
    TeX 3.14, LaTeX 2.09, Metafont 2.7, plus many utilities
    suitable for Unix 4.2/4.3BSD & System V
    tar format, 1600bpi, blockfactor 20, 1 file (36Mb)

    Copies available on:
       One 2400ft 0.5" tape sent to Aston with return labels AND return postage
   OR
       One Quarter-Inch Cartridge, QIC-120 or QIC-150 format (DC600A or DC6150)
       sent with envelope AND stamps for return postage to Nottingham
         (Due to currency exchange, this service is offered only within the UK)

\subsection VMS tapes
    VMS backup of the archive requires three 2400ft tapes at 6250bpi.
    VMS backup of TeX 2.991 plus PSprint requires one 2400ft tape.

\subsection Exabyte 8mm tapes
    Same contents available as 0.5" tapes.
    Following tape types available: SONY Video 8 cassette P5 90MP,
    MAXELL Video 8 cassette P5-90, TDK Video 8 cassette P5-90MPB

\section TeX IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR SMALL COMPUTERS

\subsection OzTeX V1.4 (for Macintosh)
    Send 7 UNFORMATTED 800K disks to Aston with return postage.

\subsection emTeX (for OS/2, PC-DOS and MS-DOS)
    The complete package (Thirteen 3.5" disks in High Density format ONLY)
       is available from Aston at a cost of 20 pounds sterling,
       including EmTeX, "bonus disks", LJ fonts, DVIPS, documentation,
       post and packing (DO NOT SEND DISKS):     specify Set A.
    FLI files for FX, 5 pounds sterling:         specify Set B.
    FLI files for P6M, 5 pounds sterling:        specify Set C.

    For general enquiries, and a free catalogue detailing other disk 
    formats, precompiled fonts and lots of other goodies, contact:
    Eigen PD Software, P.O. Box 722, Swindon SN2 6YB  (tel: 0793-611270)
    (JANET e-mail address: kellett@uk.ac.cran.rmcs)

\subsection TeX for the Atari ST
    All enquiries for disks etc. should be directed to:
    The South West Software Library, P.O. Box 562, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 2YD
    (JANET e-mail address: mdryden@uk.co.compulink.cix)

\section POSTAGE RATES
    All prices in Pounds Sterling.
    For Aston orders, make cheques payable to Aston University.

    0.5" tapes: UK: 2.50 (one tape),  5.00 (two tapes).
            Europe: 5.00 (one tape),  9.00 (two tapes).
            Outside Europe please enquire.
    8mm tapes:
            UK: 1.00,  Europe: 2.00.
    Quarter-inch cartridges:
            UK: 1.00,  Europe: 2.00.
    Diskettes:
    Quantity/Size   Europe   World    UK 1st   UK 2nd
      18/3.5"        3.10     5.10     1.40     1.10
      11/3.5"        1.80     2.90     0.80     0.65
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      11/5.25"       0.80     1.30     0.50     0.35

\section POSTAL ADDRESSES
    Please include SELF-ADDRESSED ADHESIVE LABELS for return postage.

    Peter Abbott
    Information Systems, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET

    David Osborne
    Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD
    (for Quarter-inch cartridges ONLY -- must include stamps for return postage)

\section UK TeX USERS GROUP
    Details available
    By E-mail: UKTuG-Enquiries@uk.ac.tex
    Post or phone:
        David Penfold, Edgerton Publishing Services,
        30 Edgerton Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD3 3AD (Tel: 0484 519462)
    Fax: E McNeil-Sinclair  0272 236169
\bye

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