TeX's History: Messages to TeX implementors

The following messages from Don Knuth to TeX implementors were collected from various sources including CTAN and Karl Berry's private archive on ftp.cs.umb.edu. Some of these files have been tidied up slightly by removing irrelevant mail headers and such, so they might not be exactly identical to the files that are found on the archives.

1987

TeXhax (26 Jan 87)
Don Knuth: It happended

Message No: 000 (25 Nov 87)
An early-warning system for TeX system bugs, etc.
Message No: 001 (25 Nov 87)
First informational message from the early-warning system

Message No: 002 (17 Dec 87)
Announcing TeX 2.8 and other matters
Message No: 003 (24 Dec 87)
TeX 2.9, DVItype 2.9

1988

Message No: 004 (29 May 88)
TeX early-warning system: status report and TeX 2.92
Message No: 005 (30 May 88)
small error in TeX 2.92; Metafont 1.4

TeX Implementors (09 Jul 88)
Don Knuth: Sundry matters for a Saturady
Message No: 006 (09 Jul 88)
TeX 2.93 and MF 1.5
Message No: 007 (10 Jul 88)
TeX 2.93 and MF 1.5 -- update
Message No: 008 (14 Aug 88)
TeX 2.93, again; LaTeX and AMS-TeX

Message No: 009 (14 Nov 88)
TeX 2.94, Metafont 1.6, Plain 2.94
Message No: 010 (15 Dec 88)
retraction of TeX version 2.94
Message No: 011 (23 Dec 88)
TeX 2.95, MF 1.7, changes to CM fonts, TANGLE 2.9

1989

Message No: 012 (07 Jan 89)
more errata; corrections to TEX82.BUG and CM changes

Message No: 013 (03 Mar 89)
Announcement of TeX 2.96-2.98; other details
Message No: 014 (17 Mar 89)
Details of TeX 2.96-2.98 changes; SYMBOL.MF

Message No: 015 (10 Apr 89)
WEB 3.0; TeX change, same version; CM85.BUG
Message No: 016 (11 Apr 89)
WEAVE 3.1; TRIP.TEX

Message No: 017 (29 Jun 89)
TeX 2.991, cosmetic change to MF.WEB, METAFONTware

Message No: 018 (11 Oct 89)
Impending TeX 3.0; verification of mailing list
Message No: 019 (22 Oct 89)
Knuth's description of new TeX and Metafont
TeXhax Digest (27 Oct 89)
Don Knuth: Calling all Grand Wizards; New DVItype
TeXhax Digest (28 Oct 89)
Joe Weening: Announcing the new Stanford TeX archive
Message No: 020 (05 Nov 89)
Message from Knuth re TeX 3.0; updates to TANGLE and WEAVE
Message No: 021 (10 Nov 89)
Housekeeping matters
TeXhax Digest (27 Nov 89)
Don Knuth: TeX, a new bug

1990

TeXhax Digest (08 Jan 90)
Don Knuth: New TeX/MF sources available on Stanford's master archive
Message No: 022 (11 Jan 90)
Updates: files at labrea, TEX82.BUG, Knuth off-line
Message No: 023 (13 Mar 90)
Updates to TEX82.BUG, MF84.BUG
TeXhax Digest (25 Mar 90)
Joe Weening: TeX 3.0 is here
Message No: 024 (27 Mar 90)
TeX 3.0 is here; BibTeX; inquiry from Peter Breitenlohner
Message No: 025 (01 Apr 90)
TeX memory capacity; new errata; MF 2.0 changes; WEAVE 3.1
Message No: 026 (14 Aug 90)
Some corrections; TFtoPL 3.1; catching up

Message No: 027 (22 Oct 90)
AMSFonts bug; TeX 3.1; MF 2.7

1991

Message No: 028 (19 Mar 91)
Updates to TeX.WEB, MF.WEB, GFtoDVI, et al.
Message No: 029 (08 Apr 91)
Additional changes, TeX 3.14, MF 2.7; ERRATA.TeX; security report
Message No: 030 (08 Apr 91)
bug reports and replies from DEK

Message No: 031 (09 Aug 91)
Quick update on e-math.ams.com

Message No: 032 (01 Nov 91)
Publication info for C & T; messages from DEK, part 1
Message No: 033 (01 Nov 91)
Messages from DEK, part 2
Message No: 034 (05 Nov 91)
Messages from DEK, part 3
Message No: 035 (05 Nov 91)
Messages from DEK, part 4

1992

Message No: 036 (14 Mar 92)
Messages from DEK, part 1
Message No: 037 (14 Mar 92)
Messages from DEK, part 2
Message No: 038 (14 Mar 92)
Messages from DEK, part 3
Message No: 039 (14 Mar 92)
Messages from DEK, part 4
Message No: 040 (14 Mar 92)
Messages from DEK, part 5

1993

Message No: 041 (11 Sep 93)
TeX 3.1415 and other updates, part 1
Message No: 042 (11 Sep 93)
TeX 3.1415 and other updates, part 2

1995

Message No: 043 (11 Mar 95)
Announcing the 1995 update to TeX, Metafont, and friends

1998

TeX Implementors (10 Aug 98)
Note from Don Knuth (fwd)