\global\newif\ifcmVIIIbierr
\font\cmVIIIcc=cmcsc8
\font\cmVIIIrm=cmr8 \font\cmVIIIit=cmti8
\font\cmVIIIbd=cmbx8 \font\cmVIIImi=cmmi8
\font\cmVIIItt=cmtt8
\expandafter\newdimen\csname\the\naMEtok ilsviii\endcsname
\global\csname\the\naMEtok ilsviii\endcsname=\bAseSkip
\ifdim\csname\the\naMEtok ilsviii\endcsname=0pt
\csname\the\naMEtok ilsviii\endcsname=10pt\fi%
\expandafter\xdef\csname\the\naMEtok\endcsname{%
\def\noexpand\rm{\fam0\cmVIIIrm}%
\def\noexpand\mi{\fam1\cmVIIImi}%
\def\noexpand\sy{\fam2\tensy}%
\def\noexpand\ex{\fam3\tenex}%
   \textfont0=\cmVIIIrm \textfont1=\cmVIIImi
   \textfont2=\tensy \textfont3=\tenex
   \textfont\itfam=\cmVIIIit
   \textfont\ttfam=\cmVIIItt \textfont\bffam=\cmVIIIbd
   \textfont\ccfam=\cmVIIIcc
\def\noexpand\bd{\fam\bffam\cmVIIIbd}%
\def\noexpand\it{\fam\itfam\cmVIIIit}%
\def\noexpand\tt{\fam\ttfam\cmVIIItt}%
\def\noexpand\cc{\fam\ccfam\cmVIIIcc}%
\def\noexpand\bi{\noexpand\ifcmVIIIbierr\noexpand\it%
\noexpand\else\noexpand\it\noexpand\message{<TEXT1> Warning. %
No bold italic  font in CM8. Will print italic font .}%
\noexpand\global\noexpand\cmVIIIbierrtrue \noexpand\fi}%
\noexpand\rm%
\noexpand\nonIBM%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\italic=\noexpand\it%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\bold=\noexpand\bd%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\bolditalic=\noexpand\bi%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\caps=\noexpand\cc%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\typewriter=\noexpand\tt%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\roman=\noexpand\rm%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\symbol=\noexpand\sy%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\mathitalic=\noexpand\mi%
\noexpand\let\noexpand\extension=\noexpand\ex%
\noexpand\interlineskip{%
\noexpand\csname\the\naMEtok ilsviii\noexpand\endcsname}}%