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From: mikew@foobar.hf.intel.com (Mike Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Need Ditroff for Matrix Printers
Message-ID: <196@semike.foobar.hf.intel.com>
Date: 1 Jun 88 17:33:08 GMT
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From article <281@ucrmath.UUCP>, by jantypas@hope.UUCP (John Antypas):
> I know we've all seen this before, but I still need a ditroff post
> processor for a matrix printer (Epson Fx8{0/5} type.) I know -- why would 
> anyone want a matrix printer for this!  (People keep asking it over and over!)
> Well:
[ much stuff deleted]
> 
> John Antypas -- Soft21 --21st Century Software:
> 
> UUCP: {buita|garp|killer|pyramid|reed|sdeggo|ucsd!ucrmath|uport}!soft21!jantypas
> Internet: jantypas%soft21.uucp@{garp.MIT.EDU, ucsd.EDU} BITNET: jantypas@ucrvms

If you are interested, I have written just such a beast.

It takes ditroff output and makes page images for an Epson [RF]X-80. It
could probably be changed quite easily for other dot-matrix printers.

If anyone wants a copy - please let me know and I can arrange to send it
to you. Please be aware that it is quite slow and produces ENOURMOUS 
amounts of output - but it does look amazingly nice if I say so myself.


-- 
-mikew (Mike Wright, (503)696-7281, Intel Corp; Hillsboro OR)
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