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From: rick@pcrat.UUCP (Rick Richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: sco xenix troff: dumb questions
Message-ID: <640@pcrat.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 88 12:11:33 GMT
References: <3336@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <1761@csun.edu> <659@vector.UUCP>
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In article <659@vector.UUCP> chip@vector.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal) writes:
>The problem is that SCO's troff is the old troff and not the device
>independant ditroff.  Old troff is hardwired for C/A/T typesetter output.
>For those of us stuck with old troff, I see three alternatives:

>(1)  Get a translator program.  For example, SSC sells a "cat2dit" program
>     for $295 ($495 for source).  Once there, you can use something like
>     "jetroff".  I haven't done any of this, so no guarantees.

Greg Sassenrath recently posted 'cat2dit' to comp.text (11/16/88).
I haven't tried it, but I did snag a copy.  I would be interested
in knowing how well it works, with JetRoff as the postprocessor.

>(2)  Junk it and buy the troff package from somebody like Elan.

Urban Applied Science in Newark, NJ sells DWB 2.0 for Xenix, I think,
and the price is in the $200-$300 range.  The number is (201) 242-7230
and (800) 872-8763.  John Roseman at UAS has told me that he has
used JetRoff as the postprocessor with good success.  So add another
$50-$100 for JetRoff and you've got a complete DWB package for lots
less than what Elan charges.

>(3)  Stick with nroff.

Blecch!

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