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From: davidsen@sungod.crd.ge.com (William Davidsen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: phototypesetter for xenix?
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Date: 13 Jun 89 15:09:26 GMT
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In article <7428@aimed.UUCP> nick@aimed.UUCP (Nick Pemberton) writes:
| We have a LASERPRO Silver Express Laser printer here, which through
| some nasty wiring is now hooked to our xenix system. It has several
	[ ... ]

| Does anyone out there know how to configure troff to use this printer?

  If the printer will do postscript there are two troff to PostScript
programs, the PD "thack" (say t-hack) and the Adobe "pscat." pscat seems
to do a better job, but it costs (I think the site license for troff and
ditroff programs is about $1k). thack was on the net a week or so ago,
and is pretty decent.

  Of course if the printer is not PostScript you will have to go another
route. Elan software sells a xenix version of troff called EROFF, which
is ditroff and supports the LaserJet and/or a number of other printers.
	bill davidsen		(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM)
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