STEINBERGER@KL.SRI.COM (Richard Steinberger) (05/03/88)
Several people who replied to my query about DVI -> PS programs for TeX
output asked that I post a summary of responses. What follows is an
attempt at that.
Commercial product: DVILASER from ArborText
535 W. William St. Suite 300
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(313) 996-3573
They sell a variety of TeX and file conversion
utilities. The DVI -> PS product is $500 for
workstations and $750 for mainframes. Discounts
available for extra nodes. They also support
HP laserjet, laserjet II, QMS, Imagen, and
Autologic and Compugraphic typesetters.
Public domain: From CPWSCB.PSC.EDU (Anonymous, PW=Anonymous)
VMS (and UNIX) routines to comvert CGM and TeX
DVI files to PS and TEK. I haven't installed
this. It may not handle all fonts (GF, PK, PKI,
PXL). Phil Andrews (andrews@cpwscb.psc.edu)
provides this package. Look in TEX$ROOT:[GPLOT]
for the files.
From Nelson Beebe at CTRSCI.Utah.edu (anonymous
login). A DVI -> PS package. See the file
<ANONYMOUS>00README.TXT Uses GF, PK or PXL
files. Supports a variety of devices including
PS printers, Imagen, HP laserjet plus, some Okidata,
and Printronix. Available for DEC-20, IBM-PC, VAX
and Unix. C compiler is usually needed unless
you get the executables. Dr. Beebe sent me a
message stating that the DVI driver family is
available on tape (Backup format) or IBM 5.25 in
floppies (360 KB). Cost is $100.
There are ways of getting the files from BITNET,
Europen DECNET and ACSnet. Dr. Beebe may be
contacted at BEEBE@SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU.
University of Sidney
Alec Dunn
School of EE
NSW 2006, Australia
G'day
Uses GF and word or byte packed PXL fonts. Cost $500.
Someone (can't find the message now), mentioned that
he thought a DECUS tape release of TeX has a DVI->PS
program. Can anyone confirm this and provide the
tape identification?
-Ric Steinberger
steinberger@kl.sri.com
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