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From: D.SMOLARSKI%SCU%PANDA@sumex-aim.arpa
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Subject: XENIX, nroff, neqn & Epson-printers
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Date: Thu, 13-Mar-86 23:48:35 EST
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Subject:  Query re: XENIX, nroff, neqn and Epson printers.

Recently some code from Tom Tkacik (Univ Virginia)
appeared on net.sources along with code from Bruce Townsend
to compile an NROFF/EQN table for an EPSON (compatible) 
printer enabling someone to utilize the math word processing
capability of UNIX with a small printer.
Has anyone gotten this code to work with the standard IBM
(Microsoft) XENIX?  If so, how?
When I try, the resulting table  (TABEPSON) in /usr/lib/term
is unlike the Microsoft supplied tables, and is rejected at run-time
by nroff.  Microsoft seemingly strips the headers from the compiled
modules, leaving a file which is a "data" file (when the file is 
checked with the Berkeley UNIX "file" command).
Does anyone know of any other code available (free or commercial)
which will enable someone to use the Unix/XENIX nroff/eqn/tbl
math text formatting system with an Epson (compatible) printer?
I been hacking and asking questions for nearly 6 months, but
so far no luck.

Please reply directly.  Thanks in advance.
Dennis Smolarski SJ 
Santa Clara University
(D.SMOLARSKI%SCU%PANDA@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA)
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