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Re: Looking for troff to postscript(LaserWriter II) converter

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From: stripes
Date: Thu, 18 May 1989 23:45
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In article <832@csisles.Bristol.AC.UK> everson@CompSci.Bristol.AC.UK (Phill Everson ) writes:
>From article <10654@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, by toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu
>(Todd P. Whitesel):   [Removed]
>
>There is also a program called thack which does exactly what is wanted, ie:
>
>		troff -t -man manualpage.1 | thack | pspr
>
>thack converts CAT control codes into postscript. It was written by a
>colleague of mine Gareth Waddell and is in the Public Domain. I could send
>out a copy or post it to comp.sources.misc if anyone wants.
   [more removed]
I would love it, you should posting in comp.sources.misc would be good if it's
never been there before, if it has (or the author doesn't want it there) I
would love it if you mail it to me, we have a few people here who could use it
(me included).
-- 
           stripes@wam.umd.edu
      Josh_Osborne@Real_World,The
      "The dyslexic porgramer"
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Subject: Re: Looking for troff to postscript(LaserWriter II) converter
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