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From: lyourk@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Loran N. Yourk)
Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Ditroff drivers for the HP Laserjet-II ?
Message-ID: <4770@ihlpf.ATT.COM>
Date: 17 May 88 16:39:33 GMT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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> Posted: Fri May 13 15:36:19 1988
] 
] We need a ditroff driver for a Laserjet series 2. We'd love to have
] something that's in the public domain, or freely distributable, but
] would be perfectly happy to purchase one.  
] Please mail recommendations/no-nos/horror stories directly. Will
] summarize to the net.
] 
]   Neta Amit 
]   U of Minnesota CSci
]   Arpanet: amit@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu

I have used the EROFF(tm) package from Elan Computer Group with a
laserjet for about a year.  The package is not cheap ("you get
what you pay for" applies here) but has everything
one expects in a DWB package, such as device independent troff,
nroff, pic, grap, eqn, tbl, etc.  You can get laser printer
driver sets for the HP Laserjet series or postscript printers.
They sell the package for a variety of computers and operating
systems [most of them UNIX(R)] including MS/PC DOS.  I think
Elan Computer Group has a DWB license from AT&T; the package works
as one expects and any time I have had problems, their customer
service has been very helpful.  For current users, they are
about to release an update of the EROFF(tm) package (you should be
receiving a notice in the mail within a month IF you registered).

I have used various public domain, shareware, and internal
DWB packages for DOS and the Elan package is the only one to
consider.  For people who are interested in nroff with mm
macros, they have a nroff for DOS package for $99.00 which
works well with different kinds printers.

Disclamer 1:  I have no connection with Elan Computer Group other
	      than a long time satisfied customer.  For those of
	      you who are interested in the product you can call
	      them for more information at (415) 322-2450.

Loran Yourk
ihnp4!ihlpf!lyourk        WK: (312) 510-6885
AT&T Network Systems
2600 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, IL.  60565

Disclamer 2:  All statements are my own and do not represent AT&T
	      views or policies.