\ifdim\the\fontdimen2\tenrm=3.33333pt
% almost definitely using CM fonts
\font\eightrm cmr8
\font\eighti cmmi8
\font\eightsy cmsy8
\font\eightit cmti8
\font\eightbf cmbx8
\font\eighttt cmtt8
\else\ifx\ljmagnification\undefined
\def\fontstem#1{\expandafter\fontstemII\fontname#1 \end}%
\def\fontstemII#1 #2\end{#1 }%
\font\eightrm \fontstem\tenrm at 8pt
\font\eighti cmmi8
\font\eightsy cmsy8
\font\eightit \fontstem\tenit at 8pt
\font\eightbf \fontstem\tenbf at 8pt
\font\eighttt \fontstem\tentt at 8pt
\else
\setcountCCLVtoljmag
\font\eighti cmmi8 scaled \count255
\font\eightsy cmsy8 scaled \count255
\multiply\count255 by 4
\divide\count255 by 5
\font\eightrm \fontstem\tenrm scaled \count255
\font\eightit \fontstem\tenit scaled \count255
\font\eightbf \fontstem\tenbf scaled \count255
\font\eighttt \fontstem\tentt scaled \count255
\fi\fi

\skewchar\eighti'177
\skewchar\eightsy'60

\def\eightpoint{%
\textfont0\eightrm
\textfont1\eighti
\textfont2\eightsy
\textfont\itfam\eightit
\textfont\bffam\eightbf
\textfont\ttfam\eighttt
\def\rm{\fam0\eightrm}%
\def\oldstyle{\fam1\eighti}%
\def\it{\fam\itfam\eightit}%
\def\bf{\fam\bffam\eightbf}%
\def\tt{\fam\ttfam\eighttt}%
\rm
\setbox\strutbox\hbox{\vrule height .85em depth .35em width
0pt }%
\normalbaselineskip 1.2em
\normalbaselines}