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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: troff file output
Message-ID: <1990Jun8.031052.4632@virtech.uucp>
Date: 8 Jun 90 03:10:52 GMT
References: <8566@uswat.UUCP>
Reply-To: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc., Sterling VA
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In article <8566@uswat.UUCP> bruce@uswat.uswest.com ( Bruce W. Hoylman x5806 ) writes:
>I have a troff formatted file which I would like to print to
>a laser printer.  The file obviously has some graphics in it
>but I don't have the pic formatter to translate these graphics.

If you really have a troff formatted file, you don't need pic.  pic is
a pre-processor for documents that are subsequently feed into troff for
final formatting.  

If your file is ditroff (the output of most recent troff implementations)
you need a ditroff->device driver.  I don't know of any public domain
version, but Jetroff is a $119 product which formats ditroff output for
printing on hp-laserjet printers.  It is available from PC Research at the 
following address/phone:

            PC Research, Inc.
            94 Apple Orchard Drive
            Tinton Falls, NJ   07724

            uunet!pcrat!jetroff
            (201) 389-8963


Disclaimer: I have no connections with PC research, nor have I even bought
the software.  I have heard good words from several satisfied customers.
-- 
Conor P. Cahill            (703)430-9247        Virtual Technologies, Inc.,
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                                                Sterling, VA 22170