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Re: RS/6000 DItroff to PostScript

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From: Ronald S. Woan
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 1990 15:42
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In article <13966@june.cs.washington.edu>, slh@wolf.cs.washington.edu
(Scott Heyano) writes:
Scott>  I think psroff requires a true troff with true troff output,
Scott>  and I think the AIX troff is ditroff.  So this might be the
Scott>  first thing you check before you put too much time in trying
Scott>  to install it.  Also, I think that the aix troff can output
Scott>  for an hp.

Absolutely right, so scratch my psroff idea. Here is exactly what AIX
3.1 troff supports, according to info:

                IBM 3812 Pageprinter II
                IBM 3816 Pageprinter
                Hewlett Packard LaserJet II with K cartridge
                
I couldn't find any mention of the PostScript requested in the
original post and have no idea of what the "K cartridge" is (special
fonts?).

Anyway, groff is supposed to be a full troff implementation with
PostScript output right?

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From: ron@woan (Ronald S. Woan)
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Subject: Re: RS/6000 DItroff to PostScript
Keywords: try psroff doesn't work so try groff?
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