Troff to PostScript translators

[Daryl V. McDaniel]

Recently several people have asked if there translators to go from troff
(ditroff) to PostScript.  I know of several; I am sure that there are more.

Transcript		from Adobe Systems
	I am the most familiar with this system.  I have used V2.0 and it
is OK.  There are numerous bugs but it isn't too hard to get around them.
The one that bothered me the most was that I couldn't specify underlined
fonts because font U wasn't defined.  A source license is available for
$1795.00.

	DOMAIN:  .adobe.com
	GATEWAY: adobe
	COMPANY: Adobe Systems Incorporated
	ADDRESS: 1585 Charleston Road, P.O. Box 7900, Mountain View, CA  94039-7900



Eroff			from Elan Computer Group, Inc.
	This is an excellent package that contains DWB 2.0, previewers, and
drivers for HP Laserjet and PostScript printers.  It is supported and
available as binaries for many systems.  It also has excellent X windows
support.  I have never used this product myself, but have had glowing
reports from people who have.


	HOST:    elan
	COMPANY: Elan Computer Group, Inc.
	ADDRESS: 410 Cambridge Avenue, Suite A, Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA



devps			from Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.
	The devps package is a collection of programs that support device
independent troff in the PostScript environment.  It includes capabilities
to include PostScript files from other systems, including MacDraw and
MacPaint.  It is also easy to add other fonts (19 are supplied) such as the
Hershey fonts.  Source is available for $495.00.

	They also have a program that converts from old-troff (otroff) to
ditroff and a Tek-4014 to PostScript translator.


	HOST:    ssc
	COMPANY: Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc.
	ADDRESS: PO Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155
	PHONE:   206-FOR-UNIX


comp.sources.unix	The USENET Archives
	Within the last year there was a ditroff to PostScript converter
posted to comp.sources.unix.  I have it somewhere on a tape but our tape
drive is dead (temporary I hope) so I can't check it.  I haven't tried to
use it so I don't know any thing about it.

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