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Date:      Thu, 30 May 1996 22:09:17 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
To:        jfieber@indiana.edu (John Fieber)
Cc:        crosbie@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PS version question
Message-ID:  <199605302009.WAA12575@keltia.freenix.fr>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.93.960528103217.3237Q-100000@Fieber-John.campusview.indiana.edu> from John Fieber at "May 28, 96 11:01:46 am"

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It seems that John Fieber said:
> Does anyone listening have a more recent version of dvips than
> 5.521a?  If so, would they be willing to give it a whirl and see

I have 5.58 from teTeX. I can generate current's handbook to  PS and put it
on freefall if you want it.

262 [22:07] roberto@keltia:~/handbook> dvips handbook.dvi -o
This is dvipsk 5.58f Copyright 1986, 1994 Radical Eye Software
' TeX output 1996.05.30:2206' -> handbook.ps
kpathsea: Running MakeTeXPK cmss17 360 300 magstep\(1.0\) deskjet

> if Bill can squeeze a pdf file out of it?   The thought of trying
> to upgrade my TeX installation gives me the shiwers...

That's what I thought  till teTeX appeared. It  is _easy_ to install  and a
joy to use. Switching to LaTeX 2e is also a nice thing to do...
-- 
Ollivier ROBERT    -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-    roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #4: Sun May 26 14:34:02 MET DST 1996



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