Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!att!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!clausius.mmwb.ucsf.edu!rodgers From: rodgers@clausius.mmwb.ucsf.edu Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: Good WPs for books? Message-ID: Date: 29 Mar 91 17:37:52 GMT References: <1991Mar23.145145.23613@canon.co.uk> <1571@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> Sender: daemon@cgl.ucsf.edu Lines: 20 In <1571@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> louis@cs.athabascau.ca (Louis Schmittroth) writes: >In article <1991Mar23.145145.23613@canon.co.uk>, rjf@canon.co.uk (Robin Faichney) writes: >> I'm familiar with using vi+troff under UNIX for reports and so forth, >> but I'm about to embark on writing a book on a PC, and I know nothing >> about either PCs or wordprocessing other than vi+troff. >I suggest you look at getting the MKS version of vi for MS/DOS, and >getting the EROFF desktop typesetting package from Elan Software. There is also an excellent version of troff suitable for book production available from SoftQuad (416)963-8337; or, if you already have source licenses for Adobe TranScript and ditroff, get UCSF Enhanced troff/TranScript from the Office of Technol. Licensing in Berkeley (415)643-7201). Cheerio, Rick Rodgers R. P. C. Rodgers, M.D. (415)476-2957 (work) 664-0560 (home) UCSF Laurel Heights Campus UUCP: ...ucbvax.berkeley.edu!cca.ucsf.edu!rodgers 3333 California St., Suite 102 Internet: rodgers@maxwell.mmwb.ucsf.edu San Francisco CA 94118 USA BITNET: rodgers@ucsfcca