* [TUHS] TROFF made trivial
@ 2017-11-20 21:55 Leah Neukirchen
2017-11-20 22:00 ` Warner Losh
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From: Leah Neukirchen @ 2017-11-20 21:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi,
I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
but not anymore in v7.
Anyone have a copy or a scan?
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Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> http://leah.zone
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* [TUHS] TROFF made trivial
2017-11-20 21:55 [TUHS] TROFF made trivial Leah Neukirchen
@ 2017-11-20 22:00 ` Warner Losh
2017-11-20 22:41 ` Will Senn
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From: Warner Losh @ 2017-11-20 22:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
> in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
> in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
> also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
> but not anymore in v7.
>
> Anyone have a copy or a scan?
>
Or is this some subtle in-joke they got tired of explaining :)
Warner
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* [TUHS] TROFF made trivial
2017-11-20 22:00 ` Warner Losh
@ 2017-11-20 22:41 ` Will Senn
2017-11-21 9:15 ` Leah Neukirchen
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From: Will Senn @ 2017-11-20 22:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
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On 11/20/17 4:00 PM, Warner Losh wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org
> <mailto:leah at vuxu.org>> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
> in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
> in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
> also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
> but not anymore in v7.
>
> Anyone have a copy or a scan?
>
>
> Or is this some subtle in-joke they got tired of explaining :)
>
> Warner
Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7
manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by
Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:
1.
[5] B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal
memorandum
Will
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2017-11-20 22:41 ` Will Senn
@ 2017-11-21 9:15 ` Leah Neukirchen
2017-11-21 12:54 ` arnold
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From: Leah Neukirchen @ 2017-11-21 9:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Will Senn <will.senn at gmail.com> writes:
> On 11/20/17 4:00 PM, Warner Losh wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org
>> <mailto:leah at vuxu.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
>> in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
>> in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
>> also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
>> but not anymore in v7.
>>
>> Anyone have a copy or a scan?
>>
>>
>> Or is this some subtle in-joke they got tired of explaining :)
>>
>> Warner
>
> Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7
> manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by
> Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:
>
> 1.
>
> [5] B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal
> memorandum
Ah, very good, thank you. I have a copy of Volume 2.
I guess the original title was deemed inapplicable. :)
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Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> http://leah.zone
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* [TUHS] TROFF made trivial
2017-11-21 9:15 ` Leah Neukirchen
@ 2017-11-21 12:54 ` arnold
2017-11-21 18:43 ` Mutiny
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From: arnold @ 2017-11-21 12:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> asked:
> >> I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
> >> in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
> >> in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
> >> also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
> >> but not anymore in v7.
> >>
> >> Anyone have a copy or a scan?
Warner (I think):
> > Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7
> > manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by
> > Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:
> >
> > 1.
> >
> > [5] B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal
> > memorandum
I asked Brian off-list. His answer:
> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:24:22 -0500 (EST)
> From: Brian Kernighan <bwk at CS.Princeton.EDU>
> To: arnold at skeeve.com
> Subject: Re: "TROFF made trivial"?
>
> That's almost surely what became the Troff tutorial. I will poke
> around to see if I have a paper copy.
I he finds one, I'll pass it on.
Arnold
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* [TUHS] TROFF made trivial
2017-11-21 12:54 ` arnold
@ 2017-11-21 18:43 ` Mutiny
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From: Mutiny @ 2017-11-21 18:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
>I he finds one, I'll pass it on.great. Thanks a lot in advance.From: arnold at skeeve.comSent: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:25:23To: will.senn at gmail.com, leah at vuxu.orgCc: tuhs at minnie.tuhs.orgSubject: Re: [TUHS] TROFF made trivialLeah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> asked:> >> I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,> >> in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),> >> in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),> >> also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",> >> but not anymore in v7.> >>> >> Anyone have a copy or a scan?Warner (I think):> > Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7> > manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by> > Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:> >> > 1.> >> > [5] B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal> > memorandumI asked Brian off-list. His answer:> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:24:22 -0500 (EST)> From: Brian Kernighan <bwk at CS.Princeton.EDU>> To: arnold at skeeve.com> Subject: Re: "TROFF made trivial"?>> That's almost surely what became the Troff tutorial. I will poke> around to see if I have a paper copy.I he finds one, I'll pass it on.Arnold
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