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Re: nroff/troff converters ??

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From: langdon
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1987 03:00
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In article <833@ssc-bee.ssc-vax.UUCP>, sdy@ssc-vax.UUCP (Sea Lance) writes:
> We would like to move a book worth of text and equations into TeX.
> (for compatability with the publisher)
> 
> Originally it was under nroff/troff/eqn on a Vax/UNIX 4.3bsd system, we
> are going to place it on a Macintosh (yay!) under TeXtures.
> 
> Steven D. Yee
> uw-beaver!ssc-vax!ssc-bee!sdy 

A converter has been distributed by Kamal, at Stanford. I think it may
now be part of Pierre MacKay's (U of Washington) TeX unix distribution.
Perhaps he could uucp it to you. If you get it from Stanford or here,
it would be easier if you have an ARPA or bitnet address.
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Subject: Re: nroff/troff converters ??
Message-ID: <909@lll-lcc.aRpA>
Date: Sat, 6-Jun-87 23:00:55 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  6 23:00:55 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 7-Jun-87 18:40:16 EDT
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Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, Livermore Ca
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Keywords: nroff,troff,eqn,tbl,TeX
Summary: troff->LaTeX converter available from Stanford, U. Washington