V10/cmd/sml/doc/mips/itemize.tex

% used to produce an itemized (bulleted) list in plain {\TeX}
% such lists can be nested
% mostly useful with WEB

% Usage:
% \itemize
% \item First thing
% \item second thing
% \enditemize

\newcount\level
\level=0
\newdimen\itemwidth
\itemwidth=2em

\def\itemize{\begingroup\advance\level by1
    \def\item{\par\noindent
         \raise2pt\llap{$\scriptstyle\bullet$\ }\ignorespaces}%
    \def\nameditem##1{\par\noindent
         \llap{\rlap{##1}\hskip\itemwidth}\ignorespaces}%
    \par\advance\leftskip by\itemwidth\advance\rightskip by0.5\itemwidth}
\def\enditemize{\par\endgroup\noindent\ignorespaces}