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From: patwood@unirot.UUCP (Patrick Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: wanted: Ultrix word processing software
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Date: Sat, 12-Sep-87 10:06:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 12 10:06:00 1987
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As long as Elan is pushing eroff, I might as well mention that we have
a ditroff/otroff to PostScript postprocessor called devps.  It's less
expensive than either TranScript or Elan's PostScript driver (actually
it costs the same for source as for TranScript binary).  It has been
ported to Ultrix and supports the 4.2 printer spooler.  It also has
the ability to source Mac images, including those from MacDraw, MacPaint,
Illustrator, and the ability to source other PostScript files such as 
those from S, AT&T TARGA images, and hand-written PostScript.  It comes
with macros for all this, as well as PostScript special-effect macros
for text rotation (printing along a margin), shading, etc.

We also support the old troff (for anyone that wants to work with an
outdated, cumbersome, limited program) by converting its output to
ditroff format which can then be passed through any postprocessor
(including devps).

Pat Wood
Pipeline Associates, Inc.
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devps is a trademark of Pipeline Associates, Inc.