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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Ligatures
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 03:13:26 +0200
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> Ligatures were almost certainly added to troff to exploit the fonts on
> the GSI CAT/4 phototypesetter that troff was originally intended to
> drive.

i'm with you, captain.