simpson@trwrb.UUCP (Scott Simpson) (01/16/88)
My initial release of my Unix QMS software is now available. This
software provides TeX, otroff and ditroff support for the
non-postscript line of QMS printers. It works with the 4.2 BSD
queuing system. I have given the software to Pierre Mackay for
distribution on the Unix TeX tape. I will not distribute it. Please
give him a few weeks to get it into the distribution. You will need a
working version of METAFONT to use the distribution since you will
need to create the troff fonts.
I am looking at adding tpic and TeXtyl support in the future.
Other people who do not use QMS printers may be interested in the
software also. The troff fonts can be used by other drivers if the
drivers are modified to use PK or GF fonts. The order of the
character positions is the same as the table in the Berkeley Font
Catalog. Also, there are conversion programs from TFM files to otroff
and ditroff width tables. Lastly, there is a file containing PK font
reading routines, in case you don't wish to write your own. There are
still a lot of programs out there that use PXL files and they should
convert to PK fonts. Hopefully, these routines will provide a catalyst.
Scott Simpson
TRW Space and Defense Sector
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