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# DVI Drivers and Previewers

## DVI to PostScript conversion programs

The best public domain DVI to PostScript conversion program which runs under many operating systems is Tom Rokicki's dvips. dvips is written in C and ports easily to other operating systems; it is available as `dviware/dvips`

VMS versions are available through the DECUS library (see sources of software), and also from CTAN: `systems/vms/Alpha/dvips555_axp_exe.zip` (for Alpha-based machines), `systems/vms/VAX/dvips555_vax_exe.zip` (for VAX machines); support files are available in `systems/vms/dvips555_support.zip`, and a set of fonts for use with LaTeX2e are available in `systems/vms/dvips_fontsupport.zip`

A precompiled version for MS-DOS is available from `systems/msdos/dviware/dvips`

Karl Berry's version of dvips (called dvipsk) has a configure script and path searching code similar to that in his other programs (e.g., web2c); it is available from `dviware/dvipsk`

Another good portable program is dvitops by James Clark, which is also written in C and will compile under Unix, MS-DOS, VMS, and Primos; however, it does not support virtual fonts. It is available from `dviware/dvitops`

Macintosh users can use either the excellent drivers built into OzTeX or Textures, or a port of dvips in the CMacTeX package.

## DVI drivers for HP LaserJet

The emTeX package (see TeX systems) contains a driver for the LaserJet, dvihplj.

Version 2.10 of the Beebe drivers supports the LaserJet. These drivers will compile under Unix, VMS, and on the Atari ST and DEC-20's, and are available from `dviware/beebe`

Karl Berry's dviljk, which has the same path-searching code as his dvipsk (see DVI to PostScript programs), is available in `dviware/dviljk`

## DVI previewers

EmTeX and gTeX for the PC, and OzTeX for the Macintosh, all come with previewers that can be used on those platforms. There is a good OS/2 Presentation Manager previewer in emTeX, and a public domain Windows previewer (`dviware/dviwin`). Commercial PC TeX packages (see commercial vendors) have good MS-DOS and Windows previewers.

Previewers available for other operating systems include:

xdvi
  The most widely used previewer for the X Window System (and hence almost any Unix or modern VMS workstation); available in `dviware/xdvi`

  Karl Berry's version of xdvi, called xdvik, has features analogous to his dvipsk (see DVI to PostScript programs); it is available in `dviware/xdvik`

dvipage
  For SunView on (old enough) Sun workstations. This was published in volume 15 of `comp.sources.unix` and is archived in `dviware/dvipage`
xtex
  An older previewer for the X Window System; available in `dviware/seetex`
dviapollo
  For Apollo Domain workstations; available in `dviware/dviapollo`
dvidis
  For (old enough, VMS) VAXSTATIONS running VWS; available in `dviware/dvidis`
dvitovdu
  for Tektronix 4010-compatible and other terminals under Unix and VMS; available as `dviware/dvitovdu`
dvi2tty
  A DVI to ASCII conversion program, for normal terminals; available as `dviware/dvi2tty`
texsgi
  For SGI under Irix; both a binary and source are available, but be sure to get the fonts as well. Available as `dviware/texsgi`

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