tld@ssc-vax.UUCP (01/26/87)
This is a summary of the responses to my earlier request for information on Nroff for PCs. From uw-beaver!rutgers!caip!cmcl2!lanl!unm-la!jay Sun Dec 14 02:07:37 1986 Date: Sat, 13 Dec 86 22:36:42 MST From: Jay Plett <uw-beaver!rutgers!caip!cmcl2!lanl!unm-la!jay> Subject: Re: Nroff for the IBM PC ? > > Is anyone aware of a version of Nroff that will run on an IBM > PC or semi-compatible? I might be able to provide nroff for MS-DOS in a month or two (binary only). If you don't hear from anyone who has something now, let me know & I will contact you when I can tell you some-thing more definite. > I am not looking (at least not now) for anything fancy in the > way of output device capability. I am presently using an Anadex > 9500 and am planning on getting one of the 24-pin dot-matrix > printers, something like the Toshiba 321. Are you capable of writing a ditroff driver? My MS-DOS ditroff is working and nearly ready for release, but I wouldn't be able to provide a driver for a dot-matrix printer in the forseeable future. Jay Plett UUCP: {cmcl2,ihnp4}!lanl!unm-la!jay {ucbvax,gatech}!unmvax!unm-la!jay ARPA: jxyp@lanl From uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!decwrl!pyramid!amdahl!bnrmtv!blob Sun Dec 14 11:48:32 1986 Date: Sun, 14 Dec 86 09:42:19 PST From: uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!decwrl!amdahl!bnrmtv!blob (Brian Bechtel) > In article <4190@amdahl.UUCP> sjl@amdahl.UUCP (Steve Langdon) writes: > >ELAN Computer Group offers ditroff support for the HP LaserJet and LaserJet+. > >I believe that they have a pretty good package, but without using it I cannot > >give any first hand comments. If you are interested contact: > > > > Ken Greer > > +1 415 948 8193 > > 260 Alta Vista Avenue, Los Altos, CA 94022, USA > > I have used this package heavily for the last two years, and it's great! > (No, I have no financial or other ties to the manufacturer.) > > Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664 > "every time that wheel goes round, bound to cover just a little more ground" > > This question comes up almost weekly. Elan does a real good job. Contact them. --Brian Bechtel {amdahl, hplabs}!bnrmtv!blob From uw-beaver!allegra!nbires!boulder!cdash Mon Dec 15 12:32:40 1986 Date: Sun, 14 Dec 86 17:21:20 MST From: Charles Shub <uw-beaver!allegra!boulder!cdash> In article <665@ssc-bee.UUCP> you write: > .... > Xenix has nroff as part of it cdash From ssc-vax!uw-beaver!tektronix!cae780!hplabs!elan!kg Sun Dec 14 16:46:15 1986 In article <665@ssc-bee.UUCP>, tld@ssc-bee.UUCP (Thomas L Davis) writes: > ... ELAN Computer Group has an Nroff package: Nroff, Tbl, Neqn, Col, Checkmm, MM, and MAN macros, for MS-DOS, all derived from AT&T's DWB 2.0. Price: $295, includes installation guide and 300+ page user manual. Address: ELAN Computer Group, 260 Alta Vista Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022 Phone: 415-948-8193. From ssc-vax!uw-beaver!cornell!rochester!seismo!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!brown Mon Dec 15 17:21:34 1986 In article <665@ssc-bee.UUCP> tld@ssc-bee.UUCP (Thomas L Davis) writes: > ... -- ihnp4------\ |------------------------| harvard-\ \ | terminus: | Mr. Video seismo!uwvax!nicmad!brown | The clearing house for | topaz-/ / | rec.arts.drwho | decvax------/ |------------------------| terminus-----/ Quote contest: Her: Have you ever hung Christmas ornaments in the nude? Him: Sounds dangerous. Her: Depends on where you put them. Who said the lines, where and when? (*** This person has an elaborate signature, but forgot to include the message! TLD **) From uw-beaver!rutgers!seismo!rochester!steinmetz!montnaro Mon Dec 22 11:21:17 1986 Date: Mon, 22 Dec 86 10:49:28 EST In article <665@ssc-bee.UUCP> Tom Davis writes: > ... Try Elan Computer Group. They are at (415)948-8193. Their address is: 260 Alta Vista Avenue Los Altos, CA 94022 They currently only support nroff and ditroff on the HP Laserjet, however, they provide the entire documenter's workbench for the IBM-PC (including pic, grap, tbl, eqn and the MM macros). Skip Montanaro ARPA: montanaro%desdemona.tcpip@ge-crd.arpa UUCP: seismo!rochester!steinmetz!desdemona!montanaro GE DECnet: csbvax::mrgate!montanaro@desdemona@smtp@tcpgateway From uw-beaver!rutgers!caip!lll-lcc!ptsfa!nonvon!apn Sun Dec 28 08:31:01 1986 I don;t have nroff for the PC, but I do have some nroff questions. Let me know if you have a second ? -alex To: ptsfa!lll-lcc!lll-crg!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!fluke!ssc-vax!ssc-bee!tld --- UUCP: ihnp4!ptsfa!nonvon!apn 100 Drakes Landing Road GreenBrae, CA 94904 +1 415 461 4655 ********************************** So with all of the above, it looks like ELAN has what I am looking for. I called and got their brochure. I haven't laid out the $295 yet, but am leaning in that direction. Thanks to all who responded. - - - - - - - - - Tom Davis USENET: ... !uw-beaver!ssc-vax!ssc-bee!tld C3I Systems Technology COMPUSERVE: 70110,555 Boeing Aerospace Co. *** All opinions expressed (good, bad, or otherwise) are mine and in no way reflect opinion or policy of Boeing Aerospace Co. or The Boeing Company. ***