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The EthTeX Package V 1.0
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03/16/94
This is the first release of the EthTeX Package, a bundle of many people's
work--TeX by Donald Knuth, emTeX ported to personal computer by Eberhard
Mattes, LaTeX by Laslie Lamport, Ethiopian fonts, and many more.
In addition to the standard features of TeX, the package provides a suitable
environment for the Ethiopian Script users. More than anything else, the
purpose of the package is to open up the world of TeX to the users who until
now lack the means to produce beautiful books or documents with Ethiopian
Script beyond a word processor's scope.
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* The EthTeX Package
The system comes with ten 5.25" floppy diskettes and it will be available
also in a number of archive sites through FTP (File Transfer Protocol.)
services. If you don't have access to ftp service, you may get the package
from TeX Users Group or from me, but you must cover the expenses---material
and shipping & handling.
* Hardware Requirement
IBM pc or compatible with 8086, 80286, 80386, or 80486
640MB RAM
EGA, or VGA display adapter
About 8MB hard disk space
* The System features
emTeX : TeX, LaTeX, METAFONT, and others stuff.
eLaTeX--a modified version of LaTeX featuring Amharic commands
Modified styles files to suit Ethiopian document typesetting
Ethiopian fonts (including METAFONT sources)
TeXshell
EthioME that includes MicroEMACS for Ethiopian Script editing.
Installer
* Documents
All the following documents are included in distribution except the book
_Mestahafe eLaTeX_ and can be processed and printed. They are located
in "C:\EMTEX\DOC\AMHARIC" directory.
README.ETH : Introduction and installation guide
READ1ST.TEX : Introduction and installation guide (Amharic--TeX file)
VIEWER.TEX : Users guide for dvi file viewing (Amharic--TeX file)
PRTDVR.TEX : Users guide for printing dvi files (Amharic--TeX file)
TEXSHELL.TEX : Introductory TeXshell users guide (Amharic--TeX file)
ETHIOME.TEX : An Amharic reference manual for ETHIOME (a TeX file)
Mestahafe eLaTeX (written in Amharic):
An Amharic guide for producing books, reports, articles, letters,
and so on with Ethiopian script in eLaTeX.
* The EthTeX Package on floppy diskettes: There are ten minimum high density
diskettes labeled as shown below.
1. emTeX DISK 1 of 8
2. emTeX DISK 2 of 8
3. emTeX DISK 3 of 8
4. emTeX DISK 4 of 8
5. emTeX DISK 5 of 8
6. emTeX DISK 6 of 8
7. eLaTeX DISK 7 of 8
8. EthioME DISK 8 of 8
9. TeXfonts DISK 1 of 2 (for a single specified printer)
10. TeXfonts DISK 2 of 2
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* Distribution
The package is available from three sources:
1. Archive site in which the system can be retrieved using a ftp services.
The sites includes: (Note: this may not be ready by the time of this
announcement.)
ftp.shsu.edu [192.92.115.10] tex-archive/languages/ethiopia/ethtex
ftp.tex.ac.uk [134.151.44.19] tex-archive/languages/ethiopia/ethtex
ftp.dante.de [128.69.1.12] tex-archive/languages/ethiopia/ethtex
2. It can be ordered directly from TUG (TeX Users Group) office. For more
information write or call the office.
TeX Users Group
P.O. Box 869
Santa Barbara, CA 93102 USA
Phone: +1 (805)963-1338
FAX: +1 (805)963-8358
email: tug@tug.org
3. It can be obtained directly from me also. For more information write
or call to:
EthiO Systems
P.O. Box 36921
Houston, TX 77236
Phone: +1 (713)995-4360
email: abassa@neosoft.com
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Abass B. Alamnehe
P.O. Box 36921
Houston, TX 77236
e-mail: abassa@neosoft.com
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