[net.unix-wizards] vtroff for V6 Unix ??

marc@aplvax.UUCP (06/17/83)

I am running v6 (not by choice, by cheapness) am looking
for vtroff-like software. I have the Toronto distribution
from 3 years ago, does anybody know of problems with that
software relating to an 11/70?? Is there any other vtroff
software available for v6?

As they say, "As they say, thanks in advance"
			Marcus Gates
			JHU/APL

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greep%su-dsn@sri-unix.UUCP (06/25/83)

I got vtroff to run on an 11/34 without too much trouble; I think we were
running V6 at the time but I don't remember for sure.  This was several
years ago, and I no longer have that version around (we have a Vax now),
but offhand I don't remember any problems except that there was a bug in
the font-caching code, when it tried to free up space.  That code is
probably never called on a Vax because of the huge address space.  I think
there was also a problem about sidebyside assuming a wide (22") device, but
that had nothing to do with the CPU.
						 - greep