How to use the TeX files on the previous 'page'

1.  Download 'em!  I.e. save them on your machine somewhere; might as
    well make a directory for them.

2.  See if your TeX system is set up correctly: try "compiling" them
    Here's how to do that:  enter "tex model.tex".  The "tex" program
    should run and produce two files, a model.log and a model.dvi.
    The model.log file contains information about what the tex program
    did, and the model.dvi file contains the output, a non-text file
    that contains the information about printing in Knuth's "device-
    independent" format.   Unfortunately we don't have "dvi-printers",
    since Knuth's work never went commercial; so you must run the
    following command:
              dvips model.dvi -o model.ps
    This will produce a PostScript file, model.ps, and you can display
    it with the programs ghostview, or gv, both of which should be on
    your system.

3.  If the instructions in step 2 work, then you are ready to "play".
    Write a letter to, say, Bill Gates!  Copy letterpattern.tex to
    billgates30feb.tex, and edit billgates30feb.tex as you see fit.
    Then run the steps in 2 on billgates30feb.tex, replacing "model"
    everywhere by "billgates30feb", of course.  You can inspect your
    output using ghostview or gv, as before.

4.  When you've practiced, you will assuredly wish to change the
    "letterhead", since you are not Pixel Analysis.  You can put your
    own name or firm in, or you can design a gorgeous .ps letterhead
    as I have done.  Enjoy!

(ADDEMDUM)  Here is the dis script(DvIpS<g>) that I ran in my presentation
at the DCLUG meeting on Jul 19):
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#!/bin/sh -f
#      dis:  This file is a wrap-around the dvips command (DvIpS)
fn=$1.dvi
if [ ! -f $fn ]; then
  echo "Can't find $fn, we exit"
  exit 1
else
  `dvips $fn -o $1.ps`
fi
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