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\date{\vspace*{-9mm}July, 1995}
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   Below you will find the most important items concerning the
   3rd edition of the \foralltex\ \CD.

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\section{Availability}

   The first \foralltex\ \CD\ was introduced on June 9th 1994 at the
   13th local NTG (Dutch \TeX\ Users Group) meeting in the Netherlands.
   Within 3 months all 600 copies were sold (all over the world) and
   the NTG decided to make a second edition that was introduced
   on September 15th. On this second edition NTG puts an extra 130 Mb in
   addition to the first release. In march 1995 the NTG sold the last copy
   of the second edition (i.e.\ 850 copies of the second release were sold).
   Therefore the NTG planned a third edition... At the end of july the
   NTG should be able to distribute the third edition and of course there
   are even more Megabytes on the third than on the second release. The NTG
   discovered that all the nice stuff would not fit onto one \CD, so it
   became a double \CD. This means more than one Gigabyte of \TeX\ related
   stuff.


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\section{Contents}

   \fortex\ is based on the famous, fast, and well-known em\TeX\
   distribution.
   Besides that, the \foralltex\ (yes for all!) \CD\ contains all related
   software as available as of the first july 1995.
\newline
   So:
\begin{enumerate}
       \item It contains the latest \fortex\ version (3.27; network
       drive independent). \fortex\ gives the user a user friendly interface
       with a large set of utilities.
\item  \fortex\ contains software in direct executable form. \item \fortex\
       supports more than 60 formats including huge and big versions, \TeX,
       \LaTeX, Cyrillic, Polish, Greek, \TeX info, \name{lollipop}, \LaTeXe\
       etc.
\item  \fortex\ support many printer drivers (including colour deskjets,
       linotronics, matrix
       printers, 300/600 dpi laserprinters, laserjets, fax, ghostscript etc).
\item  \fortex\ supports graphics: both for previewing and printing. All
       functionality of e.g.\ \name{BM2FONT},
       \name{GhostScript 3.12}, \name{HP2XX}, \name{\TeX CAD}, \name{QFIG}
       are included, ready to use!
\item  \fortex\ includes \name{amSpell}: a spell-checker for languages
       English (UK), English (USA), Dutch, German, French, Spanish and
       Italian.
\item  \fortex\ contains conversion utilities: \name{WP} to \LaTeX/\TeX,
       \name{MS-Word/Chiwriter/PC-Write/troff} to \LaTeX,
       \mbox{\name{detex}}, \name{midi2tex}, etc.
\item  \foralltex\ contains a huge set of fonts:
       why waste your time generating
       fonts (fax, 300dpi, 600dpi, etc)? \\
       All fonts are available in .pk format and are not stored into
       fontlibraries, i.e.\ they can be used also for non-\name{DOS} systems!
\item  \foralltex\ contains a huge set of \name{.sty .mf .pk .tfm
       .bst} etc. files.
\item  \fortex\ includes \name{Metafont} with automatic font generation.
\item  \fortex\ fully supports PostScript fonts. E.g.\ with automatic font
       generation using \name{PS2PK}. The utility
       \name{INSTPSFONT} can convert any PostScript font for use with
       \TeX. \name{INSTPSFAM} does the same for a complete Postscript 
       font family, provides all necessary files.
\item  With \fortex\ you can view and print directly in e.g.\ Times.
\item  \fortex\ contains database utilities, supports \name{makeindex}, etc.
\item  \fortex\ uses by default the \name{QEDIT 3.0}
       editor (but of course you can use
       your own favourite editor!). With the \name{QEDIT} editor you can even
       do block compilation: mark a small part of your (large) document,
       and {\em only} that part will be compiled and viewed.
\item  \foralltex\ contains a {\em huge} set of documentation,
       including \TeX/\LaTeX/\name{Metafont} documentation and
       tutorials both for novices and gurus, including:
       \begin{itemize}
       \item {\em all\/} \name{MAPS} issues (both Dutch and English
             articles; starting
             in 1988; about 2000 pages with high density information
             arranged in a large set of PostScript and PDF files),
       \item {\em all\/} \name{TEXHAX} issues (1986-1995),
       \item {\em all\/} \name{TEX-NL} issues (1989-1995),
       \item {\em all\/} \name{TEX-MAG} issues,
       \item {\em all\/} \name{UKTEX} issues (1988-1995),
       \item  A lot of tutorials in \TeX/\LaTeX\ source (also in \name{.dvi},
             \name{.pdf},
              and \name{.ps} files),
       \item  The `\TeX book' and the `\name{Metafont}book' in \TeX\ source
              format,
       \item  FAQ about \TeX, PostScript, etc,
       \item  \name{WEB}/literate program related contributions.
       \end{itemize}
       All this documentation is available in PostScript as well as in PDF
       format. Using Ghostscript or the PDF reader (both on the CD-rom) you
       can print the documentation on any printer.
\item  \foralltex\ contains \name{special}s: chess (including chinese),
       bridge, music, crossword, go, and more; {\em including all
       fonts}.
\item  \foralltex\ contains Arabic, French, Cyrillic and Polish packages.
\item  With \fortex, it is very easy to generate completely new formats.
\item  \foralltex\ contains a lot of \name{.dvi}, and PostScript
       utilities.
\item  \foralltex\ contains \name{GNUPLOT}.
\item  \foralltex\ contains extensive bibliographies on \TeX-related topics.
\item  It contains a `1.44 Mbyte 3.5" disk distribution version'. \\
       You can install only `one disk' (a basic em\TeX\ installation),
       {\em or\/} a number of disks, {\em or\/} all disks.
\item  Because \TeX\ is extremely useful for the generation of HTML, PDF and
       other multimedia documents you will find a lot of those programs on
       the \CD. Also a lot of useful Internet programs are supplied.
\end{enumerate}


   {\em The \foralltex\ \CD\ contains even more than that!!!}

   Hard disk requirement for running \fortex\ (processing all your documents):
   less than 50kb!

   The \foralltex\ \CD\ is the {\em first\/} and (at least in the near
   future) the {\em only \CD} with a:
\newline
      \centerline{\em  ready-to-use MS-DOS full \TeX\ implementation }
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   including a {\em huge\/} set of documentation
   ({\em and\/} it also works under \name{Linux}, \name{OS/2}
   and \name{WINDOWS} in a  \name{DOS} box).

   The \foralltex\ \CD\ contains a {\em unique set\/} of \TeX\ and \LaTeX\
   software for both \name{MS-DOS} and non \name{MS-DOS} users!

   Unbelievable but TRUE!



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\section{Computer system requirements}

   The ready-to-use \fortex\ system is available for \name{PC MS-DOS}
   8086/80286/80386/80486/pentium systems. However, the {\em major\/}
   part of the software on the \foralltex\ \CD\ is system {\em in}dependent.
   \newline
   Further you need:
   \begin{itemize}
   \item a hard disk/diskette drive of 50kb (yes: 50.000 {\em bytes}),
         or more\ldots,
   \item a \CD\ drive (of course),
   \item no special memory requirements,
   \item any printer.
   \end{itemize}



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\section{How to install}

   The \fortex\ system on the \foralltex\ \CD\ can be installed within 1
   minute (!) and the first \TeX\ example can be previewed and printed
   within the next 10--20 seconds.
   After an installation of the \CD\, i.e.\ after running the installation
   program \verb|inst4tex| one can start \fortex by typing \\
   {\footnotesize
   \verb|  > 4tex sample| }

   The new installation program also supports installing a customized
   subset of the \fortex\ system on a hard disk (in case you want to
   speed things up, or use other \CD s at the same time).


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\section{Price}

\begin{itemize}
\item  The price of the double \CD\ including a 170+ pages manual
       (when ordering from the NTG office) is: \\
                  \centerline{\bf  ** 60 Dutch guilders ** }
       ({\em or the equivalence in dollars}).
\item  The price includes shipping (even by air mail for outside Europe!)
\item  {\em Add 15 guilders\/} if you pay to NTG with a bank cheque or
        non-Dutch bank transfer (this is {\em not\/} recommended and costs
        the NTG/you the additional 15 guilders). \\
\item  Paying by MasterCard/VISA card is possible.
\end{itemize}

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\section{\fortex\ discussion list support}

   Yes there is already a lot of \fortex\ support using the
   world-wide \fortex\ discussion list.


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\subsection*{How to subscribe}
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     send the one line message:  \\
        \com{subscribe 4tex your\_personal\_name} \\
     to the listserv manager: \\
        \com{listserv@nic.surfnet.nl}

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\subsection*{How to use}
\vspace*{-1mm}
     send your questions/bugs/remarks/suggestions to: \\
        \com{4tex@nic.surfnet.nl}

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\subsection*{How to retrieve old e-mails}
\vspace*{-1mm}
     All discussions will be archived.
     In order to receive a list of all archived files, send the one-line
     message: \\
         \com{INDEX 4TEX}    \\
     to the listserv manager: \\
         \com{listserv@nic.surfnet.nl}  \\
     In order to retrieve one of the monthly archieved e-mail file, send the
     one-line message (for month 05 in year 94): \\
         \com{GET 4TEX LOG9405}   \\
     to the listserv manager: \\
         \com{listserv@nic.surfnet.nl}

   The \fortex\ authors Wietse Dol \email{(w.dol@lei.agro.nl)}
   and Erik Frambach
   \email{(e.h.m.frambach@eco.rug.nl)} are monitoring this fast growing
   \fortex\ list! \\
   For very special requests/questions use: \\
          \com{4tex-support@eco.rug.nl}

  \fortex\ discussion list e-mails can also be found on the \foralltex\
  \CD.



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\section{The \fortex\ manual}

   The price of the \fortex\ manual only (without the \foralltex\ \CD) is: \\
   In Holland/Belgium:  f. 20,-- (including shipping).  \\
   Other countries   :  \$  15   (including shipping).



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\section{\foralltex\ ftp availability}

   The following two Dutch anonymous ftp-site carry the 4allTeX floppy 
distribution, a special version of 4allTeX which runs from one 1.44 MB
floppy. Extra floppies are available to extend your system with the
most important parts of a complete CDROM system.
The site at TUE (Eindhoven) is the 'mother' site.

        \com{ftp://ftp.urc.tue.nl/pub/tex/4alltex}

        \com{ftp://archive.cs.ruu.nl/pub/TEX/MSDOS/4alltex}

It is also available on CTAN in directory

        \com{pub/tex/systems/msdos/4alltex} \\

On the servers described here, there will also be updates of the 
updates of the \foralltex\ \CD.

More info is to be found on this WWW server.


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\section{Latest update}

  Just a quick list of the additions in \fortex\ version 3.27 compared
  to the earlier release 3.25:

\begin{itemize}
\item  \fortex\ has extended the documentation with HTML files,
       PDF files etc.
\item   All documentation is available in PostScript format but also in PDF
        format. With the PDF reader it is possible to print the
        documentation on any printer/system.
\item  An as complete as possible version of \LaTeXe\ (June'95 release,
       patch level 1)
\item  upgrades \name{DVI}-drivers from Eberhard Mattes (e.g. it is now
       possible to preview with VESA resolutions up to 1280x1024)
\item  upgrades of \TeX\ (3.14159) and Metafont (2.718)
\item  updates of the \fortex\ batchfiles, in order to e.g.:
       \begin{itemize}
       \item[--]  include your own PostScript fonts into \TeX;
       \item[--]  include your own PostScript family into \TeX
                  (by using the fontinst package);
       \item[--]  printing to a PostScript file/printer using partial
                  font downloading
       \item[--]  improved support for Metafont
       \item[--]  support for Metapost
       \item[--]  the usual bugfixes (and introducing new ones)
       \end{itemize}
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\section{Future improvements}

   Of course \fortex\ is continuously under development. In a next release
   you can expect e.g.:
   \begin{itemize}
   \item  latest version of other (\TeX-related) products,
   \item  update \name{dvi} drivers,
   \item  and more.
   \end{itemize}
   If some essential packages and/or files are missing on the
   \foralltex\ \CD,
   please contact the authors on: \\
   \tab  \email{4tex-support@eco.rug.nl}    \\
   Some of the above extensions and further improvements will be
   available as additional installation files from the internet archives
   and from the Dutch \name{FGBBS} bulletin board service of
   NTG (phone: +31 85 217041).


   {\bf For more information, please contact:} \\
   {\footnotesize
   \tab  Dutch language oriented \TeX\ Users Group (NTG) \\
   \tab  P.O.\ Box 394 \\
   \tab  1740 AJ Schagen \\
   \tab  The Netherlands \\
%   \tab  Gerard van Nes (secretary) \\
%  \tab  secretary Dutch \TeX\ Users Group NTG \\
%   \tab  e-mail: \email{vannes@ecn.nl} \\
   \tab  e-mail NTG board: \email{ntg@nic.surfnet.nl}
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