[tex-live] latex-2.09 in TeXLive

[Bob Tennent]

 >|I need to re-create this format for use on legacy sources (1000s of
 >|lines). How do I do it in a modern TeXLive installation?

Thanks to all who replied. I've successfully created a latex209 format
and re-built a 650-page book from its pre-1996 source files. I had to
re-create some virtual fonts using afm2tfm.  

Bob T.