wws@rruxc.uucp (Still Searching) (02/01/91)
(I haven't read these groups for a while; sorry if this is an old subject) We need to be able to do document processing in our RS/6000 AIX environment. It was suggested that we look into postscript. And someone said they thought some version of postscript supports the AT&T mm/nroff package. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Wayne Scott ---------------------------------------------- wws@bcr.cc.bellcore.com I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.
clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) (02/01/91)
In article <1991Jan31.173818.20816@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> wws@rruxc.uucp (Still Searching) writes: >We need to be able to do document processing in our RS/6000 AIX environment. >It was suggested that we look into postscript. And someone said they thought >some version of postscript supports the AT&T mm/nroff package. >Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. There was an argument going on recently whether the RS/6000 had CAT troff or ditroff, but I never heard the definitive answer. The silly thing is that I've got a RS/6000 system sitting right beside me, but I can't boot it and find out because IBM's not been able to ship me a console cable for over 6 weeks! Never mind.. The troff on your machine already supports HP laserjets. Regarding postscript, look at the troff that is on your machine. Try typing something like: echo hello | troff If the stuff that comes out looks ANYTHING like (as in it's ascii with cryptic lines): x T djet x res 432 1 1 x init p1 x font 1 R f1 s12 H910 V106 ch It's ditroff, and you can use tpscript from comp.sources.unix to generate postscript. If it says "typesetter busy" instead, you can use psroff. Send me mail if you need info on psroff. Incidentally, psroff PL 8 will support ditroff input too. -- Chris Lewis, Phone: (613) 832-0541, Internet: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca UUCP: uunet!mitel!cunews!latour!ecicrl!clewis Moderator of the Ferret Mailing List (ferret-request@eci386) Psroff enquiries: psroff-request@eci386, current patchlevel is *7*.