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    From Jean-Michel@jmc.bruck@orange.fr to comp.sys.acorn.programmer on Fri Aug 14 10:13:47 2026
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    Hi,

    With my ARMx6 I could write texts in LateX/TeX which were then displayed
    by the !DVI application.
    I use a CM4 (Hydra) and the software no longer works, this is due to the difference in processors between the 2 machines.

    Some instructions should no longer be used.

    After a lot of trial and error I was able to modify the various modules
    that are used by TeX and I can use it on the CM4.

    I was able to test some /Tex files that I had and the files exported by TechWriter are well interpreted.

    This is just information, but if anyone is interested I can make the executable for CM4/RPI4 available.

    RPi4 not tested
    --
    Jean-Michel
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  • From Matthew Phillips@spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk to comp.sys.acorn.programmer on Sat Aug 22 21:17:18 2026
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    In message <53f921085d.jmb@jmc.bruck.orange.fr>
    on 14 Aug 2026 Jean-Michel wrote:


    With my ARMx6 I could write texts in LateX/TeX which were then displayed
    by the !DVI application.
    I use a CM4 (Hydra) and the software no longer works, this is due to the difference in processors between the 2 machines.

    Some instructions should no longer be used.

    After a lot of trial and error I was able to modify the various modules
    that are used by TeX and I can use it on the CM4.

    Well done! I used to use TeX a lot, and had !DVI running on our Risc PC.

    I'm not a big user anymore but I hope you get some interest.
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    Matthew Phillips
    Durham
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  • From Jean-Michel@jmc.bruck@orange.fr to comp.sys.acorn.programmer on Sun Aug 23 10:56:11 2026
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    In message <8fe6820c5d.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk>
    Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

    In message <53f921085d.jmb@jmc.bruck.orange.fr>
    on 14 Aug 2026 Jean-Michel wrote:


    With my ARMx6 I could write texts in LateX/TeX which were then displayed
    by the !DVI application.
    I use a CM4 (Hydra) and the software no longer works, this is due to the
    difference in processors between the 2 machines.

    Some instructions should no longer be used.

    After a lot of trial and error I was able to modify the various modules
    that are used by TeX and I can use it on the CM4.

    Well done! I used to use TeX a lot, and had !DVI running on our Risc PC.
    Thanks.
    If you want to try, I hope the package is complete... https://jeanmichelb.riscos.fr/Temp/ROTeX.zip

    I'm not a big user anymore but I hope you get some interest.

    I use TechWriter either.
    Some time ago I was reviewing and found this site (in French)
    eg.
    https://www.mathraining.be/chapters/6/theories/27
    In the HTML pages there is LateX, and as I was not yet using !Iris, I had "fun" reconstructing the pages in TeX...
    There is an example in the zip file.
    Tex is a standard!

    At the moment I am converting programs from ARMx6 to CM4
    A program which I found useful and which works well !Swish, but which I
    could no longer use.

    Thanks for RiscOSM, works very well even in France :-)
    Before its acquisition I had built a program which allowed me to display
    /gpx files. The manipulation of coordinates interested me.
    But your program does that very well by displaying the route on the
    map...

    I'll add them to my file upload page for those curious.
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    Jean-Michel
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