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From: frotz@drivax.UUCP (Frotz)
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Subject: Re: text formatter for pc needed
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Date: 6 Jul 89 17:00:47 GMT
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phr@web-2f.berkeley.edu (Paul Rubin) writes:
] 
] I am looking for a text formatter (a program that interprets an ascii
] file with embedded commands ala Scribe or Troff and produces printer
] output, not a "word processor" with a built-in editor) that runs under
] Mess-DOS.  Ideally the program should be fairly small/simple, not need
] a hard disk to run, and be free with source code.  Does anyone know of
] such a program?  Please mail responses and I will summarize to the
] net---thanks very much. 
] 

	You might look into proff by Ozan Yigit and Steven Tress in
1984.  I tend to like it because I can format text without the hassle
of requiring the graphic capability that most desktop publisher need. 
Since I tend to do all of my memos, reports and ALL of my homework
in it, it has come in very handy.

	I have source for a modified version that runs on 4.3 BSD and
DOS.  The DOS compiler is Metaware's High C, though it shouldn't be a
problem to convert to TC or MSC... 

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