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Article #888Re: Troff for the HP LaserJet
From: Jim Webb
Date: Fri, 30 May 1986 12:14
Date: Fri, 30 May 1986 12:14
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> In article <196@bsdpkh.UUCP> jrr@bsdpkh.UUCP (james r regan jr) writes: > >Also would like any information on a postprocessor which will > >translate troff to HP LaserJet Printer.... > > ELAN Computer Group sells a troff (full DWB toolset) package for > the HP LaserJet for UNIX and PC-DOS machines. 415-948-8193 Ask a person who owns one. 1) ELAN's DWB software is no better than AT&T's. AT&T's DWB prints just fine on my lj+. 2) ELAN's 'pic' can only print trivial diagrams. Four elipses with eight arrow arcs caused "error 21" (the page formatting process is not fast enough for the printer) on my lj+. AUTOCAD, on the other hand, generates top-quality Space Shuttle graphics on the same printer! Written by: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Rieken .sh consulting (201) 671-6496 ihnp4!opus!mtkam!wdr ---------------- Ah, to err is human, but to moo, bovine... Posted using: -- Jim Webb ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jrw
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jrw From: jrw@hropus.UUCP (Jim Webb) Newsgroups: net.text,net.unix Subject: Re: Troff for the HP LaserJet Message-ID: <477@hropus.UUCP> Date: Fri, 30-May-86 08:14:24 EDT Article-I.D.: hropus.477 Posted: Fri May 30 08:14:24 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 31-May-86 06:28:40 EDT References: <196@bsdpkh.UUCP> <655@bu-cs.UUCP> <185@elan.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 31