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- From: hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
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- Subject: Re: emTeX and Windows 3.1
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.165633.1@ducvax.auburn.edu>
- Date: 23 Aug 92 21:56:33 GMT
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- In article <gyan.714267806@unixg.ubc.ca>, gyan@unixg.ubc.ca (Gyan P. Sinha) writes:
- > The message means that emTeX (386) is not a DPMI compliant program, which
- > is a convention about how memory hungry DOS programs get and manage the
- > "unconventional" memory they need. Thus, Windows will not let it run in
- > the DOS box. There are two solutions;
- > (1) Run it in native DOS.
- > (2) If you must have a fast 32-bit TeX in a multi-tasking envirornment,
- > run it under OS/2 in an OS/2 window. If I have got this right, the
- > same executable should run in an OS/2 window. If I goofed, I know
- > there is a 386 TeX for OS/2. Either way you are covered. Note that
- > you will not be able to run the program in the DOS box under OS/2
- > for the same reason, but that is irrelevant.
- >
- > I'm afraid your simultaneous quest for multi-tasking and a fast, free
- > TeX means you'll have to switch OS's. In my opinion its well worth it.
-
- emTeX under OS/2 is the best solution, but there is the "TeXas TeX" 32-bit
- tex for DOS at simtel20.army.mil in pd1:<msdos.tex> which claims to run
- in a DOS box under windows. If I recall correctly, I could not get it to
- work under windows (not enough mem?). If you are looking for a regular TeX,
- use the emtex tex186 beta 5 under windows. If you need a bigtex, the texas
- tex is probably faster than emTeX btex186 beta 8 (which also will run in
- a dos box under windows (but very slowly).
-
- --darrel hankerson hank@ducvax.auburn.edu
-