amit@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Neta Amit) (05/13/88)
We need a ditroff driver for a Laserjet series 2. We'd love to have something that's in the public domain, or freely distributable, but would be perfectly happy to purchase one. Please mail recommendations/no-nos/horror stories directly. Will summarize to the net. -- Neta Amit U of Minnesota CSci Arpanet: amit@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu
kg@elan.UUCP (Ken Greer) (05/14/88)
From article <5385@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>, by amit@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Neta Amit):
> We need a ditroff driver for a Laserjet series 2.
Elan Computer Group has fully supported package called EROFF which includes:
o Enhanced DWB from AT&T including ditroff, nroff, pic, grap
eqn, tbl, etc.
o LaserJet laser printer driver
o PostScript driver
o Rough draft troff screen previewer
all under MS-DOS, as well as 40 different UNIX systems. The above
package for MS-DOS is $695 (price includes LaserJet and PostScript
laser printer drivers.)
If you only want NROFF, TBL, NEQN, and a few other goodies, that is
called NROFF/PC and is $99. (NROFF/PC is available for MS-DOS only.)
For more information contact:
Elan Computer Group, Inc.
410 Cambridge Avenue, Suite A
Palo Alto, CA 93406
TEL: 415-322-2450
FAX: 415-322-1915
--
Ken Greer
Elan Computer Group, Inc.
{ames,hplabs}!elan!kg
415-322-2450lyourk@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Loran N. Yourk) (05/17/88)
> Posted: Fri May 13 15:36:19 1988
]
] We need a ditroff driver for a Laserjet series 2. We'd love to have
] something that's in the public domain, or freely distributable, but
] would be perfectly happy to purchase one.
] Please mail recommendations/no-nos/horror stories directly. Will
] summarize to the net.
]
] Neta Amit
] U of Minnesota CSci
] Arpanet: amit@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu
I have used the EROFF(tm) package from Elan Computer Group with a
laserjet for about a year. The package is not cheap ("you get
what you pay for" applies here) but has everything
one expects in a DWB package, such as device independent troff,
nroff, pic, grap, eqn, tbl, etc. You can get laser printer
driver sets for the HP Laserjet series or postscript printers.
They sell the package for a variety of computers and operating
systems [most of them UNIX(R)] including MS/PC DOS. I think
Elan Computer Group has a DWB license from AT&T; the package works
as one expects and any time I have had problems, their customer
service has been very helpful. For current users, they are
about to release an update of the EROFF(tm) package (you should be
receiving a notice in the mail within a month IF you registered).
I have used various public domain, shareware, and internal
DWB packages for DOS and the Elan package is the only one to
consider. For people who are interested in nroff with mm
macros, they have a nroff for DOS package for $99.00 which
works well with different kinds printers.
Disclamer 1: I have no connection with Elan Computer Group other
than a long time satisfied customer. For those of
you who are interested in the product you can call
them for more information at (415) 322-2450.
Loran Yourk
ihnp4!ihlpf!lyourk WK: (312) 510-6885
AT&T Network Systems
2600 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, IL. 60565
Disclamer 2: All statements are my own and do not represent AT&T
views or policies.lj@spdcc.COM (Len Jacobs) (05/18/88)
You should also consider the ditroff driver from Textware,International. I have been using their drivers for the past 5 years on a variety of printers including Diablo, HP LaserJet, and Compugraphic 8[40]00 phototypesetters. The drivers seem bug free and are quite robust and usable. Contact Brent Byer, Textware, (617) 864-8398. I have no connection to this company except as a long time & satisfied user. Len Jacobs