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Re: Troff in DOS?

#7960
From: Stuart A Craig
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 1991 16:10
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mhr@ccicpg.UUCP (MHR {who?}) writes:

>In <205028@teemc.UUCP>, wayne@teemc.UUCP writes:
>> In article <80330012@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com> knotts@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Tom Knotts) writes:
>> >
>> >Anyone ever heard of software which can handle Troff in DOS? A screen
>> >previewer as well as a laser driver would be nice.
>> >
>> >Just curious.
>> 
>> 	I think Elan sells one.
>> -- 
>> Michael R. Wayne      ---     TMC & Associates      --- wayne@teemc.tmc.mi.org
>>          Operator of the only 240 Horsepower UNIX machine in Michigan 

>Indeed Elan does have one - it's around $200 for the MSDOS version (I
>think - it's been around six months since I looked at it).  They also
>have a demo which shows you what your system can do once it's set up
>right, but that's about it.  After that you have to buy it or forget it.
>The Elan product is DWB 2.0 compatible and they advertise it as "lots of
>known and new bugs from troff fixed in it".  It looks very impressive,
>and if you have the $$$ I'd recommend it.

>Unfortunately I don't have their docs any more, including their phone
>number.  In fact, I don't even remeber which area code they're in.
>Howsomever (as Pogo would say), try Unix Review or Unix World or Unix
>Today for an ad - someone must carry it.  You could even try Byte or PC
>Magazine or PC World or any of the others of that genre as well.

try :
	Elan Computer Group, Inc.
	410 Cambridge Avenue, Suite A
	Palo Alto, CA 94306
	Ph# (415) 964-2200

	internet: craig@phobos.cis.ksu.edu
	bitnet:   sac@ksuvm
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