CTAN Update: amstex
Final archival posting of the AMS-TeX collection, with no code changes. Additions: two files of technical documentation not previously released. This release is a historical record and is no longer maintained or supported.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/amstex The package’s files themselves can be inspected at http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/amstex/
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AMS-TeX – American Mathematical Society plain TeX macros
AMS-TeX is a TeX macro package, originally written by Michael Spivak for the American Mathematical Society (AMS) during 1983–1985 and is described in the book The Joy of TeX . It is based on Plain TeX, and provides many features for producing more professional-looking maths formulas with less burden on authors.
This is the final archival distribution of AMS-TeX. AMS-TeX is no longer supported by the AMS, nor is it used by the AMS publishing program. The AMS does not recommend creating any new documents using AMS-TeX; this distribution will be left on CTAN to facilitate processing of legacy documents and as a historical record of a pioneering TeX macro collection that played a key role in popularizing TeX and revolutionizing mathematics publishing.
In addition to the User’s Guide to AMS-TeX, the AMS has also made the full text of the most recent reprint of the second edition of The Joy of TeX by Michael Spivak available as a pdf file.
AMS-TeX is the historical basis of amslatex, which should now be used to prepare submissions for the AMS.
| Package | AMS-TeX |
| Version | 2.01 2021-08-26 |
| Copyright | 1985, 1990, 1991, 2001 American Mathematical Society |
| Maintainer | The American Mathematical Society (inactive) |