Milieu: Computing with METAFONT and Linux

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My other addresses: tdunbar@vtaix.cc.vt.edu, gstd@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu, http://128.173.6.135/, 703-231-3938. This is the home for Milieu, an introduction to academic computing using the METAFONT programming language and the Linux operating system. You will need to download milieu.t.gz which contains the needed source for the fonts used. This text also describes how to install and use Linux, or at least, the Milieu Linux package. To get the Milieu files, ftp to tsx-11.mit.edu, cd to /pub/linux/packages/TeX/Milieu and get the files there. Or, if you prefer, set Mosaic to Load to Local Disk and get the following (see the above document for installation instructions, if needed.):

rawrite.exe -- dos utility to put a linux bootable root disk on a floppy.

rootboot -- a bootable (ext2 fs) root disk. Now, at a dos prompt, enter rawrite a: and when prompted enter rootboot. This will diskcopy rootboot to the a: disk. If you're doing this from some unix, dd if=rootboot of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024 will work assuming /dev/fd0 is a 1.44 fdd. You can now boot off this floppy. If you need a dos utility to split files, get split.exe

root.tar.gz -- the rest of the essential for the root partition: misc utilities and Networking. Note: files on the rootboot disk aren't all duplicated--tar the dirs off the rootboot disk and unpack them onto your root partition in addition to unpacking root.tar.gz.

usrlib.tar.gz -- includes gcc and emacs.

usrx11.tar.gz -- includes X11R5 and TeX. The TeX (tex 3.1415 and mf 2.71) is for those who know about making formats, etc. If you just need the TeX part, get usrTeX.tar.gz. The X mono server is included; for

andrew.tar.gz -- Andrew Multimedia 5.1.

This server (ncsa-httpd 1.0) is running on a 486/25sx running Linux version 0.99.14t.

Many other resources are available here at Virginia Tech. We have gopher services .

Useful links

What's New With NCSA Mosaic

Index of Services at Virginia Tech

some Jump Station results

NCSA Mosaic Demo Document

The Global Network News

MacMilieu notes

Weather

The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Shuttle Small Payloads Project.

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This server (ncsa-httpd 1.0) is running on a 486/25sx running Linux version 0.99.14t.