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From: battlewr@BATTLE.ESD.ORNL.GOV (David L. Battle)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: previewer for troff or postscript
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Date: 19 Feb 90 23:36:57 GMT
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> And I'll put in my standard plug for the PostScript previewer that's
> available on DEC workstations with UWS2.1 or UWS2.2. Real PostScript by
> Adobe, with real Adobe fonts. (Accept no substitutes :-)

This is a proprietary solution and therefore, in my opinion, a non-solution.
If I am not mistaken it even requires DEC's own proprietary server to run (so
you can't even run it on a VAX from your Sun workstation).  I use X because
things are portable.  I use SUNs at school and DECstations at work.  If
something doesn't work on both of them I don't use it.

If DEC would like to distribute (free or otherwise) a Sun version of dxpsview
(as well as one for other vendor's equipment), on the other hand I would be
more than happy to consider it a valid alternative.

					-David L. Battle
					 battle@battle.esd.ornl.gov