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\section*{Book Discounts for \protect\ukt\ members}
The UK \TeX\ User group has been in discussion with a number
of publishers to arrange discounts on publications which
may be of interest to members. We recently re-established
our relationship with Addison-Wesley. The agreed list
of books is given below, together with the discounted price. 
The quoted price includes the cost of postage and packing. 
You will note that we are attempting to stem the tide of silly prices
and round to a convenient 50p. In every case the discount is at least
10\%. 

We also have an arrangement with International Thomson Publishing to
supply any of the very excellent O'Reilly \& Associates Inc.\ series
of books to members, at a similar discount. A list and prices will be
published in the next \BV, but for the time being, we will accept
orders for any of this series at a flat rate 10\% discounted price.

We would like to extend this service to members. If you have contacts
with the sales and marketing parts of any publisher who publishes
relevant books, please inform us and we will try to
arrange something mutually convenient and beneficial.

We are only allowed to offer this service to \textbf{current} members
of the UK \TeX\ User Group and/or members of TUG. Please send your
order (including a self addressed label) and cheque (in UK \pounds
only) to
\begin{flushleft}
  UK TeX User Group\\ c/o 1 Eymore Close\\ Selly Oak\\ Birmingham B29
  4LB\\ 
\end{flushleft}

Make cheques payable to `UKTUG' please.
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\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{\textbf{Addison-Wesley Books}}\\
\hline
The \TeX\ book&Donald E Knuth&0 201 13448 9&paper&20.50\\
The \TeX\ book&Donald E Knuth&0 201 13447 0&hard&29.50\\
\TeX\ the program&Donald E Knuth&0 201 13437 3&hard&34.00\\ 
The \MF book&Donald E Knuth&0 201 13444 6&paper&18.50\\
The \MF book&Donald E Knuth&0 201 13445 4&hard&29.50\\
\MF\ the program&Donald E Knuth&0 201 13438 1&hard&34.00\\
Computer Modern Type\-faces&Donald E Knuth&0 201 13446 2&hard&34.00\\
3:16 Bible texts illuminated\kern0pt&Donald E Knuth&0 895 79252 4&paper&19.50\\ 
The CWEB system of structured documentation&
Donald E Knuth \& Silvio Levy&0 201 57569 8&paper&17.00\\
\LaTeX: a document preparation system, second edition&
Leslie Lamport&0 201 52983 1&paper&24.00\\
The \LaTeX\ Companion&Michael Goosens, Frank Mittelbach \& Alexander Samarin&
0 201 54199 8&paper&24.00\\
Introduction to \TeX&Norbert Schwarz&0 201 51141 X&paper&19.50\\
A guide to \LaTeX&Helmut Kopka \& Patrick Daly&0 201 56889 6&paper&22.00\\
\TeX\  by topic&Victor Eijkhout&0 201 56882 9&paper&22.00\\
\TeX\ for the impatient&Paul~W~Abrahams, Kath\-ryn Hargreaves \& Karl Berry&
0 201 51375 7&paper&20.50\\
\hline
Postscript language program manual&Adobe&0 201 18127 4&paper&24.00\\
Postscript language, tutorial \& cook\-book&Adobe&0 201 10179 3&paper&15.00\\
Portable Document Format Reference Manual&Adobe&0 201 62628 4&paper&18.50\\
The Postscript Font hand\-book&Jonathon~Grosvenor, Kay Morrison \& Alexander Pim&
0 201 56893 4&paper&22.00\\
Postscript by example&Henry McGilton \& Mary Campione&0 201 63228 4&paper&23.00\\
Thinking in Postscript&Glenn Reid&0 201 52372 8&paper&18.50\\
\hline
Collier's rules for desktop design and typography&David Collier&0 201 54416 4&paper&15.00\\
Interactive Typography&David~Collier \& Ian Martin&0 201 63167 9&cd-rom&tba\\
\hline
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\section*{Obtaining \TeX}
\subsection*{From the network}

The UK \TeX\ Archive on \texttt{ftp.tex.ac.uk} is part of the CTAN
(Comprehensive \TeX\ Archive Network) collaborating network of
archives on the Internet organised by the
\TeX\ Users Group. The three main archives follow the same structure
and have identical files ({\tt ftp.tex.ac.uk}, {\tt ftp.shsu.edu} and
{\tt ftp.dante.de}).

The CTAN archives all run an enhanced {\em ftp} server which supports
dynamic compression, uncompression, and archive creation options.
Fetch the top-level file {\tt README.archive-features} for
information.  The server also supports site-defined commands to assist
you. Please read {\tt README.site-commands} for a brief overview.

The main directories which make up CTAN are listed below; readers are
referred to David Jones\rq{} {\em Index of \TeX\ Styles and Macros} for
details of macro packages and individual style files. This can be
found in CTAN as {\tt info/tex-styles-and-macros.txt}

{\small
\begin{description}
\item[biblio] bibliography-related files, such as
  \BibTeX.
\item[digests] back issues of \TeX-related periodicals
\item[dviware] contains the various dvi-to-whatever filters and drivers.
\item[fonts]  fonts, both sources and  pre-compiled
\item[graphics]utilities and macros related to graphics.
\item[help] overviews of the archive and the \TeX\ system
\item[info] files and tutorials which document various aspects of \TeX
\item[indexing] utilities and related files for indexing
\item[language] material for typesetting non-English documents
\item[macros] macros packages for \TeX\ and style files
\item[support]  programs which can be used in support of \TeX
\item[systems] complete system setups, organized by operating
  system
\item[tools] the various archiving tools used on CTAN
\item[web] contains WEB-related files and utilities
\end{description}
}

Details of where to find public domain, or shareware,
\TeX\ packages for different machines and operating
systems are given below.

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\begin{tabular}{|lllp{2.5in}|}
\hline Name & Environment & CTAN path & Notes\\ \hline 
    em\TeX & DOS, OS/2 & systems/msdos/emtex &the betatest drivers,
    and 386-specific versions of \TeX\ and MF, are in the {\tt
      betatest} subdirectory \\ 
   sb\TeX & DOS & systems/msdos/sbtex & includes latest \TeX\ and
   \Metafont\\
   g\TeX & DOS & systems/msdos/gtex & 386-only \TeX\ and \Metafont,
   which replace parts of em\TeX, and work with Windows memory
   management\\
%   \TeX as & DOS & systems/msdos/texas & Large \TeX,
%   which replaces \TeX386 in em\TeX, and works with Windows memory
%   management\\
   \hline
   Oz\TeX & Mac & systems/mac/oztex & This package is shareware\\
    CMac\TeX & Mac & systems/mac/cmactex & Port of Unix \TeX,
   including Rokicki\rq{}s dvips. A fuller version (with large memory) 
   can be purchased.\\
   Direct\TeX & Mac & systems/mac/directtex & \\
   \hline
   pas\TeX & Amiga & systems/amiga/pastex & \\
   \hline
   --- & Atari & systems/atari/lindner-tex-packed-disks & \\
   --- & Atari & systems/atari/cs-tex & \\
   \hline
   web2c \TeX & Unix & systems/unix/web2c & a complete source kit for
   \TeX\ and \Metafont, which should compile on most Unix boxes; needs
   a C compiler.\\
%   sparctex & Sun Sparc & systems/unix/unixkit & \\
%   --- & DEC Alpha & systems/unix/alpha & for Alpha running Unix\\
%   --- & Xenix & systems/unix/xenix & \\
   \hline
  --- & VAX & systems/vms/vms &Alpha and VMS \\
   %\hline
   %GhostScript &  * & support/ghostview & PostScript previewer for
   %many platforms, including Mac\\
   %dvips & * & dviware/dvips & popular {\tt dvi} to PostScript
   %driver\\
   %--- & --- & biblio/bibtex/styles/contrib & \BibTeX\ style files\\
   %--- & --- & web/knuth & The files maintained by Don Knuth\\
   \hline
\end{tabular}
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  Please report any problems with CTAN archives via email to
  \texttt{ctan-mgr@shsu.edu}. The entire archive is available on
  CDROM as the `\TeX cetera' package from Prime Time Freeware, 370 Altair Way,
  Suite 150, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA (\texttt{ptf@cfcl.com}). This is
  also distributed by the TUG office, and in the UK by Lasermoon Ltd
  (email \texttt{info@lasermoon.co.uk}, phone 0329 826444).

\subsection*{Unix tapes}
For a complete Unix \TeX\ distribution, a
1/4 inch cartridge, QIC-120 or QIC-150 format (DC600A or DC6150)
can sent with envelope {\em and} stamps for return postage to:
\begin{quote}
    David Osborne\\
    Cripps Computing Centre, \\
    University of Nottingham, \\
    Nottingham NG7 2RD
\end{quote}
Due to currency exchange, this service is offered only within the UK.

\subsection*{PC and Mac disks}
The \ukt\ distributes an em\TeX\ kit for PCs,
and an Oz\TeX\ kit for Macintosh. The cost covers copying and postage
costs, and the shareware fee for Oz\TeX.  Each set costs \pounds30,
and is available from Peter Abbott, 1 Eymore Close, Selly Oak,
Birmingham B29~4LB. Cheques must be payable to \lq{}UKTUG\rq{}. Please note
that this service \emph{is available to \ukt\ members only.} Each set
comes with an installation guide, and (at least) full \TeX\ and \MF, a
previewer, a PostScript driver, and CM fonts. Two update disks a year
will be sent out automatically, with the current version of \LaTeXe,
and other goodies. A subscription service will be available for
subsequent years. In addition, subscribers can request up to 3 disks a
year with any material from the CTAN archives, but this will be
supplied \lq{}as is\rq{}, without instructions.

Enquiries for \TeX\ for the Atari ST etc. can be directed to: The Fast
Club, 7 Musters Road, Nottingham NG2 7PP. Phone 0602 455250, fax 0602
455305. They also supply a variety of \TeX-related software in Atari format.

The international \TeX\ Users Group can also supply many \TeX\
materials on disk. Contact:
\begin{quote}
  \TeX\ Users Group\\
  PO Box 869\\
  Santa Barbara, CA 93102\\
  USA\\
  {\em Phone:} 010 1 805 963 1338 \emph{email}: {\tt tug@tug.org}
\end{quote}
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