Need help with NROFF, VI

[James Harvey]

We are doing word processing using VI and NROFF on the Pyramid
here.  We hooked an HP LaserJet II to the printer ports of our
terminals through a Logical Connection sharing box.  

Question:
  How does one get an escape sequence out of NROFF?  I would
like to use bold face, italics, underline etc. that are available
from within the LaserJet.  These require the construction of a
macro to transmit the appropriate character string starting with a
real escape ($1b).  How do I get VI to put a literal value in the
file, alternately, some sequence that NROFF will translate into a
hex 1b?  I can't find anything in the books I have.

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