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From: toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
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Subject: Re: Looking for troff to postscript(LaserWriter II) converter
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Date: 12 May 89 01:04:44 GMT
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There is a "phantom" program on a few of the Unix systems here which does
exactly what you want i.e. convert troff CAT output directly into postscript.

It's called "pscat," and thus far, I have only been able to find it on an
early version of the NeXT operating system, but I hear rumors of it existing
elsewhere. (Suns and such)

"man pscat" will probably tell you how to use it, and "whereis pscat" may tell
you if you can use it... (our system passed the former test, but failed the 
latter)

-sedwards (not toddpw) sedwards@tybalt.caltech.edu