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From: louis@auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.text,comp.graphics
Subject: MS-DOS drawing programs
Keywords: graphics-files CAD
Message-ID: <832@auvax.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 89 16:49:47 GMT
Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada
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I need some advice on graphics programs.  My environment is Xenix 386
2.3 running on a 386 AT clone, most of the time as the only user, so
that I can usually shutdown and boot DOS (I don't have VP/ix).  I have
a LaserJet II running the Elan troff package which allows the 
inclusion of graphics files from MacPaint, PC Paintbrush, TIFF,
and raw format.  My problem is I have no way to produce those files
on this system, and I don't have a big budget.  I want to add
simple graphics to the documents I produce, and I dont't need 
(nor can I afford) fancy WYSIWIG systems.  I have only a Hercules
compatible graphics adapter (which Xenix doesn't recognize anyway).

SO I am appealing for recommendations from the net on fairly cheap,
MS-DOS drawing programs for producing files which I can copy to 
Xenix (it has `doscp') and include in my troff documents.  
I would likely have to include the purchase of a mouse also, 
so recommendations are in order there too.

Thanks
-- 

Louis Schmittroth, Computer Science, Athabasca University
auvax!louis