mo@LBL-UNIX@sri-unix (06/06/82)
From: mo at LBL-UNIX (Mike O'Dell [system]) Date: 26 May 1982 10:50:36-PDT PIC and IDEAL are both part of the new Device-independent Troff distribution availble from AT&T. -Mike
mullen@NRL-CSS@sri-unix (06/27/82)
Date: 11 Jun 1982 12:24:38-EDT Can we have more details about this new device-independent Troff distribution from AT&T? E.g., capabilities, licensing, contact at AT&T?
Bill@sri-unix (07/20/82)
Date: 24 Jun 1982 at 1026-CDT In regard to your query about device-independent troff, it is now available from AT&T. It comes with filters that drive Mergenthaler 202s, APS-5s, CAT4s and CAT8s, Tektronix 4014s, and Canon laser printers. It also includes two graphic languages (PIC and IDEAL) that can be used in conjunction with troff or directly. The new troff permits up to 128 different sizes and 256 fonts and arbitrary character sets. New EQN, TBL, and REFER preprocessors are included as well as several macro packages. It requires separate I/D space. Available now from AT&T (919) 697-5000. Price is $400 for educational licenses and any number of CPUs can be licensed under a single agreement. Additional agreements are $200. Turnaround time is rumored to be 5 weeks. -------
Robert@sri-unix (07/29/82)
Date: 24 Jun 82 11:29:43-EDT (Thu)
According to a one page Bell document ("Typesetter-Independent TROFF"),
the distribution consists of updated versions of TROFF, EQN, TBL, REFER,
and macro packages, and the PIC and IDEAL graphics languages. Contact
AT&T Patent Licensing
PO Box 25000
Greensboro, NC 24720
(919) 697-2078 or 3442
"The price is reputed to be $4000 for a commercial licence and $300 for
academic, but check before sending money."