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From: Joern Yngve Dahl-Stamnes
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 16:56

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Thus spoke the keyboard of a1001032@cdf.toronto.edu (Fiona Wong):
>Hi,netters,
>
>	I am going to write a simple program
>	to do text  formatting and  the only
>	task  is to make the output  looking
>	like this. I think it's not too hard
>	to achieve  this but I  want to know
>	if there  exists standard  algorithm
>	for such purpose. 
>
>	If anyone knows, pls mail me. Thanx!

        Why reinvent  the wheel?  There  are
        several  nroff/troff  like  programs 
        you can get by anonymous ftp.

        Hope this help...

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* I went back to my mother,           * Joern Yngve Dahl-Stamnes             *
* I said, "I'm crazy ma, help me!"    * University of Trondheim              *
* She said, "I know how it feels son, * The Norwegian Institute of Tech.     *
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