pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) (04/11/90)
My VAR just informed me that AT&T doesn't sell a text processing package
(a la DWB) for the 386 and that I should buy the package from Microport.
That surprises me, as I thought that AT&T would surely sell everything
they unbundled and I didn't know anything about a separate text
processing package. I *have* the Text Preparation System software that
came with MicroPort SV386 R3.0e; does anyone know if that will work with
AT&T SV R3.3.2?
Thanks,
Pete
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The Microport 386 3.0e textprocessing will not work
with ESIX rev C (causes system panics). Although I
beleive it worked with rev B.
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In article <1990Apr11.151015.4814@mccc.uucp> pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) writes: >I *have* the Text Preparation System software that >came with MicroPort SV386 R3.0e; does anyone know if that will work with >AT&T SV R3.3.2? I'd certainly expect it to, as the 386 unix V.3 is supposed to be pretty standard, at least at an object code level. I'd recommend eroff, though, as a significant enhancement. In particular, you'll need laser printer drivers to handle font download, etc. to take full advantage of dwb. -- Norman Kohn | ...ddsw1!nvk Chicago, Il. | days/ans svc: (312) 650-6840 | eves: (312) 373-0564
plocher@sally.Sun.COM (John Plocher) (04/13/90)
+-- In <1990Apr11.151015.4814@mccc.uucp> pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) writes | processing package. I *have* the Text Preparation System software that | came with MicroPort SV386 R3.0e; does anyone know if that will work with | AT&T SV R3.3.2? +-- Yes, it will work. But, if you want to print to a HP laserjet or to a PostScript printer, you have to dig deeper... Rich Richardson has a package called Jetroff for the HP laserjet that is simply wonderful. It sits on top of the Uport stuff... Elan has a package called eroff that generates either HP or PostScript. Rich's is "shareware/low cost" and Elan's is ~$700, last time I checked... -John Plocher
brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) (04/14/90)
In article <1990Apr11.151015.4814@mccc.uucp> pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) writes:
<My VAR just informed me that AT&T doesn't sell a text processing package
<(a la DWB) for the 386 and that I should buy the package from Microport.
<
<That surprises me, as I thought that AT&T would surely sell everything
<they unbundled and I didn't know anything about a separate text
<processing package. I *have* the Text Preparation System software that
<came with MicroPort SV386 R3.0e; does anyone know if that will work with
<AT&T SV R3.3.2?
Yes the Microport version will work. At least it has with ISC's version.
I have purchased with my ISC Unix the Text Processing package and use it
every day.
The reason why I know some of the pieces work, is that until I got the patch
diskettes, the ISC tbl program was busted and I used the Microport one until
then.
If you have the Microport tmac.an macro package, I suggest using it instead of
the one that came with ISC. The ISC version is out-of-date and screws up
when used with a laser printer.
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rutgers/ decvax!nicmad/ INET:<@spool.cs.wisc.edu,@astroatc:brown@vidiot>fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) (04/14/90)
In article <1990Apr11.151015.4814@mccc.uucp>, pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) writes: > My VAR just informed me that AT&T doesn't sell a text processing package > (a la DWB) for the 386 and that I should buy the package from Microport. If you are looking for a decent DWB for 386 UNIX, try Leverage from Urban Applied Science (201-242-7230). It is less know than many but seems to work fine. You can get it with jetroff for driving HP LaserJets or devps for driving PostScript printers. I got it after I tried to make some stuff work with the Microport DWB which has more bugs that just about anything else in the world. -- Phil Hughes, SSC, Inc. P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 (206)FOR-UNIX uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl or attmail!ssc!fyl (206)527-3385