From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 8b82ed9b for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:11:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 94E05A2178; Sat, 27 Oct 2018 07:11:29 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 047E894BB2; Sat, 27 Oct 2018 07:11:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E170794BB2; Sat, 27 Oct 2018 07:05:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from outgoing-02.securemail.name (outgoing-02.securemail.name [212.114.61.7]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 55CF594113 for ; Sat, 27 Oct 2018 07:05:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from relay-02.securemail.name (unknown [10.254.0.2]) by outgoing-02.securemail.name (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42hc2p3d1czGnxq for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:05:22 +0200 (CEST) Received: from m00000000000001.securemail.name (m00000000000001 [IPv6:fd00::fffa:0:0:1]) by relay-02.securemail.name (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42hc2p2LkrzFrTt for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:05:22 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp.securemail.name ([IPv6:fd00::ffff:0:0:2]) by m00000000000001.securemail.name (m00000000000001.securemail.name [IPv6:fd00::fff7:0:0:1]) (amavisd-new, port 10025) with ESMTP id fc0ba4uDhSSO for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:05:13 +0200 (CEST) Received: from papnet.eu (x55b67e5c.dyn.telefonica.de [85.182.126.92]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.securemail.name (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 42hc2b6f2bzFrTg for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:05:11 +0200 (CEST) Received: by papnet.eu (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:05:02 +0200 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:05:02 +0200 From: Angelo Papenhoff To: TUHS main list Message-ID: <20181026210502.GA86931@indra.papnet.eu> References: <20181026194636.GA11870@indra.papnet.eu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.6.0 (2016-04-01) Subject: Re: [TUHS] Reconstructed and newly set UNIX Manual X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On 26/10/18, Clem Cole wrote: > On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 3:55 PM Angelo Papenhoff wrote: > > > > > And most importantly: is the old troff really lost? > > > The question is how old? I thought we found a pre-ditroff (v6 binary) at > one point, but I don't think we have anything older than that. Oh, that sounds good! I thought v7 troff was the first that's been preserved. Anyone know where to find it? > > I would love to set the manual on the original systems > > at some point (and write a CAT -> ps converter, which should be fun). > > > I'm pretty sure this already exists. It was part of the Adobe 'transcript' > package back in the day. Hm, that sounds commercial. I'd prefer a free tool, besides, it should be fun to write it. aap