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From: mhr@ccicpg.UUCP (MHR {who?})
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Troff in DOS?
Summary: They do have a demo.
Message-ID: <13621@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jan 91 19:45:53 GMT
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In <205028@teemc.UUCP>, wayne@teemc.UUCP writes:
> In article <80330012@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com> knotts@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Tom Knotts) writes:
> >
> >Anyone ever heard of software which can handle Troff in DOS? A screen
> >previewer as well as a laser driver would be nice.
> >
> >Just curious.
> 
> 	I think Elan sells one.
> -- 
> Michael R. Wayne      ---     TMC & Associates      --- wayne@teemc.tmc.mi.org
>          Operator of the only 240 Horsepower UNIX machine in Michigan 

Indeed Elan does have one - it's around $200 for the MSDOS version (I
think - it's been around six months since I looked at it).  They also
have a demo which shows you what your system can do once it's set up
right, but that's about it.  After that you have to buy it or forget it.
The Elan product is DWB 2.0 compatible and they advertise it as "lots of
known and new bugs from troff fixed in it".  It looks very impressive,
and if you have the $$$ I'd recommend it.

Unfortunately I don't have their docs any more, including their phone
number.  In fact, I don't even remeber which area code they're in.
Howsomever (as Pogo would say), try Unix Review or Unix World or Unix
Today for an ad - someone must carry it.  You could even try Byte or PC
Magazine or PC World or any of the others of that genre as well.

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