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Copyright (C) 1996, 97 Christian Schenk

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What is MiKTeX?

MiKTeX is an implementation of TeX and friends for Windows 95 and Windows NT. The MiKTeX distribution includes the following applications:

TeX 3.14159
Converts plain TeX files into DVI files.
LaTeX2e
Converts LaTeX files into DVI files.
METAFONT 2.718
Converts font specifications into raster fonts.
MetaPost 0.632
Converts picture specifications into PostScript commands.
dvips 5.74
Converts DVI files into PostScript.
MakeIndex 2.12
Composes indexes.
BibTeX 0.99c
Composes bibliographies.
YAP 0.91
A DVI previewer.
Standard LaTeX Packages
AMS-LaTeX, Babel, PSNFSS, ...
TeXware, MFware, psutils, ...
Lots of utilities.

How to get MiKTeX

You can find MiKTeX on any CTAN(1) mirror in the directory `systems/win32/miktex'.

Currently there are two participating CTAN nodes:

ftp.dante.de
ftp.tex.ac.uk

The MiKTeX Project Page

Visit the MiKTeX Page for information about new releases, patches and so on:

http://www.snafu.de/~cschenk/miktex


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