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- From: sjn@crayamid.cray.com (Scott Narveson)
- Subject: Re: psroff - is there a free version available
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.143117.13803@walter.cray.com>
- References: <1992Jul30.171514.13913@bwdls61.bnr.ca>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 14:31:16 CDT
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- clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) writes:
- :
- : [...]
- :
- : Incidentally, since you're cross-posting to comp.sys.sequent - I assume
- : you have a sequent, sequents come with old troff (I think). In which
- : case, the "free" options (aside from groff - you'll need GNU g++ too) are
- : thack and my psroff.
- :
- : [...]
-
- If the Sequent involved is running some flavor of Dynix 3.x that
- includes Sequent's System V Application Environment (meaning you're
- living with those wonderful dual universes :-( ), your system does have
- a DWB troff (2.0, I think) installed as the "att universe" troff (and
- thus has both troffs, since "ucb universe" troff is old troff). So,
- Transcript is an option in that case, although the installation of the
- package requires some hands-on tinkering. But then, few ports of
- anything to Dynix 3.x don't involve at least some tinkering...
-
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