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Subject:Re: It's all Gutenberg's fault From:David Blyth <dblyth -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 18 May 1996 13:48:45 -0700
Robert Plamondon suggests that....
>People who latched onto troff or RUNOFF or whatever in the '70s found
>that the computer could help them create papers, manuals, and books,
>but left them in the lurch as far as graphics were concerned.
As a doddering old Troff expert, I have to agree. Troff itself does
zip in the way of graphics. You had to use PIC. ;)
But I was never left in the lurch.
David (The Unbiased) Blyth
Technical Writer & Web Site Designer
Qualcomm
The usual disclaimers apply - QUALCOMM isn't that crazy.
Blodo Poa Maximus
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