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* [TUHS] Re: [TUHS, groff] 1981 edition of AT&T Nroff/Troff User's Manual
@ 2022-06-06 13:27 Douglas McIlroy
  2022-06-06 14:01 ` arnold
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Douglas McIlroy @ 2022-06-06 13:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: groff, TUHS main list

> https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Documentation/Manuals/Unix_4.0/Volume_1/C.1.2_NROFF_TROFF_Users_Manual.pdf

Since PDF didn't exist in 1981, the document is either a scan or the
result of a recent *roff run on ancient source. If it was made from
source, it's an impressive testimonial to the longevity and stability
of troff. Most probably it's a scan, in which case we owe many thanks
to the public-spirited person who digitized this trove. Was it you,
Arnold?

Doug

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* [TUHS] Re: [TUHS, groff] 1981 edition of AT&T Nroff/Troff User's Manual
  2022-06-06 13:27 [TUHS] Re: [TUHS, groff] 1981 edition of AT&T Nroff/Troff User's Manual Douglas McIlroy
@ 2022-06-06 14:01 ` arnold
  2022-06-06 14:50   ` Clem Cole
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: arnold @ 2022-06-06 14:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: tuhs, groff, douglas.mcilroy

Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu> wrote:

> > https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Documentation/Manuals/Unix_4.0/Volume_1/C.1.2_NROFF_TROFF_Users_Manual.pdf
>
> Since PDF didn't exist in 1981, the document is either a scan or the
> result of a recent *roff run on ancient source. If it was made from
> source, it's an impressive testimonial to the longevity and stability
> of troff. Most probably it's a scan, in which case we owe many thanks
> to the public-spirited person who digitized this trove. Was it you,
> Arnold?
>
> Doug

It's a scan of photocpies I made from original printed documentation.
Matt Gilmore did the scanning; I had the paper on my shelf for ~ 40 years.

It was set on an Autologic APS-5, as one can see on the second page
of the table of contents file.

Arnold

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* [TUHS] Re: [TUHS, groff] 1981 edition of AT&T Nroff/Troff User's Manual
  2022-06-06 14:01 ` arnold
@ 2022-06-06 14:50   ` Clem Cole
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Clem Cole @ 2022-06-06 14:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: arnold; +Cc: tuhs, groff, douglas.mcilroy

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Well thank you both!!!
ᐧ

On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 10:01 AM <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:

> Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu> wrote:
>
> > >
> https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Documentation/Manuals/Unix_4.0/Volume_1/C.1.2_NROFF_TROFF_Users_Manual.pdf
> >
> > Since PDF didn't exist in 1981, the document is either a scan or the
> > result of a recent *roff run on ancient source. If it was made from
> > source, it's an impressive testimonial to the longevity and stability
> > of troff. Most probably it's a scan, in which case we owe many thanks
> > to the public-spirited person who digitized this trove. Was it you,
> > Arnold?
> >
> > Doug
>
> It's a scan of photocpies I made from original printed documentation.
> Matt Gilmore did the scanning; I had the paper on my shelf for ~ 40 years.
>
> It was set on an Autologic APS-5, as one can see on the second page
> of the table of contents file.
>
> Arnold
>

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