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- /* */
- /* ROFF4, Version 1.50 */
- /* */
- /* (C) 1983 by Ernest E. Bergmann */
- /* Physics, Building #16 */
- /* Lehigh Univerisity */
- /* Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 */
- /* */
- /* Permission is hereby granted for all commercial and */
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-
- ROFF4, version 1.50
-
- by
- Ernest E. Bergmann
- Physics, Bldg #16
- Lehigh University
- Bethlehem, Pa. 18015
- (215-) 861-3932
-
-
- ROFF4, v1.50 is being provided essentially in the
- public domain, not because it isn't good, but to provide a
- means to create and transport technical documentation
- between users with different hardware. This is not possible
- with commercial formatters because they are often not
- powerful enough to handle special symbols, equations, and
- the like. Equally importantly, there is not much
- standardization and commercial formatters cannot be "given
- away"; the sender and receiver are not as likely to own the
- same commercial formatters.
-
- I am a practicing scientist and I need to format
- manuscripts which are sometimes long, contain equations,
- special symbols, footnotes, and illustrations. I needed a
- formatter that was easy to use, flexible, and available to
- others. It takes me less time to type a manuscript for this
- formatter and rework it, including special characters, than
- to have it typed and retyped by a typist only to have me
- proof read it ad nauseum.
-
- ROFF4 is table driven; it is relatively easy to
- configure for different output devices. I have used it with
- the MX-80 and Graftrax printer combination; It is able to
- create special symbols where needed. I Also can get special
- symbols on my CRT screen because of my computer hardware
- (the Exidy Sorcerer has user definable characters).
- However, the characteristics of my CRT device and of my
- printer are very different. My design philosophy was to be
- able to drive either from the same input files so that I
- could "preview" my output before going to hardcopy. You may
- have a variety of output devices; use your imagination.
-
- Your comments, criticisms, and possible bug reports
- will be most useful.
-
- I hope to extend ROFF4 so that it will be able to
- better utilize specialty printers (it presently assumes that
- the printer does NOT know how to backspace, nor reverse
- scroll). I will have to learn how to support printers that
- do proportional spacing and variable pitch.
-
- I would also like to write a translater that
- automatically converts WORDSTAR(tm MicroPro) files,
- including control-P and dot commands into input files for
- ROFF4. ROFF4 ignores the parity bit on input files. It may
- get confused by inputting control-codes (it should only get
- the <CR><LF> and <TAB> of standard CP/M text files).
-
-
- FILES ON THIS DISK
-
- BPTEST. page test
- DIO.H directed i/o (FYI)
- EQN. demo of equation numbering
- EXY1. for graphics on Exidy screen
- EXYDEMO.SUB to show them
- FOOT. footnote example
- FORM. form letter example
- L2.COM for completeness
- LIST. file lister
- MATRIX. demo for print motions
- MX. set-up for MX-80 & Graftrax
- NDIO.C directed i/o (FYI)
- NEST. nested macros and strings
- PAGES. demo
- ROFF4.C main source module
- ROFF4.COM executable text formatter
- ROFF4.CRL
- ROFF4.DOC
- ROFF4.H
- ROFF4.SUB
- ROFF41.C
- ROFF41.CRL
- ROFF42.C
- ROFF42.CRL
- ROFF43.C
- ROFF43.CRL
- ROFF44.C
- ROFF44.CRL
- ROFF45.C
- ROFF45.CRL
- ROFF46.C
- ROFF46.CRL
- ROFF47.C
- ROFF47.CRL
- SCI.ASM initialize Exidy Graphics
- SCI.COM (scientific symbols)
- STACKTST. test stacking of variables
-
-
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
-
- ROFF4, version 1.50 was developed with the BDS C
- compiler, version 1.44 and the Mark of the Unicorn L2 linker
- version 2.2 on an Exidy Sorcerer personal Computer with the
- S-100 expansion box. The Thinker Toys 2D dual 8" disk sub-
- system was used and total contiguous ram was 52K.
- Statistics from the BDS compiler indicated at least 14K left
- over at every stage. Thus it may be possible to recompile
- this in a 40K system. Tthe linkage statistics are that we
- have 127 functions, code ends at 75CEH, and that externals
- are from 7800H-91E8H.
-
- To run ROFF4.COM I believe the TPA should be 44K or
- more because the alloc() function must allocate slightly
- more than 1K for each simultaneously open file and I have
- reserved (quite conservatively) 2K for the stack.
-
- I/O requirements are minimal. A dumb terminal (video
- or printing) and the CP/M disk interface are sufficient.
- Although a list device seems like a practical necessity (do
- you want to format only to a glass terminal?)
-
- By all means, read the file, ROFF4.DOC ("when all
- else fails, read the manual!") Try out the sample input
- files, they are probably better illustration of points where
- my writing isn't clear.
-
-
- Enjoy... (leave the debugging to us).
-
- July 5, 1983
-
- Ernest E. Bergmann
- Physics, Building #16
- Lehigh University
- Bethlehem, Pa. 18015
-
- (215-) 861-3932(at above)
-