hicks@walker-emh.arpa (Gregory Hicks COMFLEACTS) (02/14/88)
----BEGINNING OF FORWARDED MESSAGES---- Received: from NCSC.ARPA by WALKER-EMH.ARPA ; 12 Feb 88 16:56:35 GMT Received: by ncsc.ARPA id AA04037; Thu, 11 Feb 88 10:54:53 CST Date: Thu, 11 Feb 88 10:54:53 CST From: mlw@ncsc.ARPA (Williams) Message-Id: <8802111654.AA04037@ncsc.ARPA> To: hicks@walker-emh.arpa Subject: NROFF-like DOS formatter Is anyone aware of a text formatter that uses NROFF's command structure? PD is nice, but not essential. The goal is to create formatted output on a PC from files originally formatted specifically for NROFF -- another set of formatting commands will not meet the requirement. Thanks in advance. Mark L. Williams (mlw@ncsc.arpa) ----END OF FORWARDED MESSAGES---- Can anyone provide information on this? Regards, Gregory Hicks Editor, Info-IBMPC Digest (also: comp.sys.ibm.pc)
ALEWIS%UTCVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Adam Lewis) (02/16/88)
Dr. Dobbs Journal sells a version of nroff for the PC at a price that
is fairly reasonable. More importantly, they aslo include the source
code for it.
I recall that there is aslo a PD version of nroff floating around on one
of the PD software libs. If you can FTP, check on SIMTEL20.ARPA or if
you are on BITNET, check the LISTSERVer at one of machines at RPI.
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Adam Lewis
BITNET: ALEWIS AT UTCVM
PC16 AT UTCMUSICwes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes) (02/23/88)
In article <11802@brl-adm.ARPA>, hicks@walker-emh.arpa (Gregory Hicks COMFLEACTS) writes: > ----BEGINNING OF FORWARDED MESSAGES---- > From: mlw@ncsc.ARPA (Williams) > Message-Id: <8802111654.AA04037@ncsc.ARPA> > Subject: NROFF-like DOS formatter > > Is anyone aware of a text formatter that uses NROFF's command structure? > PD is nice, but not essential. Yah, look in Dr. Dobb's Journal for the advertisements for M&T Publishing's add. Call them and tell them you want their book on "NR". NR is an nroff-clone written by Allen Holub, the author of Dr. Dobb's C-Chest column. NR is supposed to be 99% compatible with nroff code, and includes two of the popular macro packages for nroff. You get the source, and it's only like $40~$50. -- /\ - "Against Stupidity, - {backbones}! /\/\ . /\ - The Gods Themselves - utah-cs!utah-gr! / \/ \/\/ \ - Contend in Vain." - uplherc!sp7040! / U i n T e c h \ - Schiller - obie!wes
btb@ncoast.UUCP (Brad Banko) (03/06/88)
I recently was looking for the same kind of thing, and I got some info about some good looking stuff from Elan Computer Group, Inc.: 410 Cambridge AVE; suite a Palo Alto, CA 94306 415-322-2450 they make an nroff/pc with tbl, neqn, mm, man for msdos for $99! they also make an eroff system which costs $700. I haven't tried their stuff, but the samples they sent with an info packet look very good. -- Brad Banko Columbus, Ohio (formerly ...!decvax!cwruecmp!ncoast!btb) btb%ncoast@mandrill.cwru.edu "The only thing we have to fear on this planet is man." -- Carl Jung, 1875-1961
jrl@anuck.UUCP (j.r.lupien) (03/10/88)
Future Concepts has a good nroff/troff like formatter for DOS. You could call them up at (617)-482-3696.