Re: [Groff] Blast from the past

2015-02-10 Thread Deri James
On Tue 10 Feb 2015 20:53:42 Jones, Larry wrote: > "ROFF is a program which generates microfilm and 7-track binary magnetic > tape for off line processing on an IBM Magnetic Tape / Selectric > Typewriter..." I loved my selectric. IBM donated it to me when I was at school since no one, including m

Re: [Groff] Blast from the past

2015-02-10 Thread Heinz-Jürgen Oertel
Am Dienstag, 10. Februar 2015, 20:43:10 schrieb Jones, Larry: > Steffen Nurpmeso writes: > > > > Heinz-Jürgen Oertel wrote: > > |Am Montag, 9. Februar 2015, 16:19:51 schrieb Peter Schaffter: > > |> Groffers -- > > |> > > |> I don't see any mention of this in the list archives, and it's too >

Re: [Groff] Blast from the past

2015-02-10 Thread Steffen Nurpmeso
Heinz-Jürgen Oertel wrote: |Am Montag, 9. Februar 2015, 16:19:51 schrieb Peter Schaffter: |> Groffers -- |> |> I don't see any mention of this in the list archives, and it's too |> wonderful to miss. If you want a glimpse of days gone by, have a |> look at |> |> http://www.dtic.mil/dt

Re: [Groff] Blast from the past

2015-02-10 Thread Jones, Larry
Dale Snell writes: > > Same here. Alas, "This report is itself an example of a ROFF > generated manuscript." Adding insult to injury, it appears to > have been printed on a (*shudder*) chain printer. Note the > varying baseline heights. "ROFF is a program which generates microfilm and 7-track

Re: [Groff] Blast from the past

2015-02-10 Thread Jones, Larry
Steffen Nurpmeso writes: > > Heinz-Jürgen Oertel wrote: > |Am Montag, 9. Februar 2015, 16:19:51 schrieb Peter Schaffter: > |> Groffers -- > |> > |> I don't see any mention of this in the list archives, and it's too > |> wonderful to miss. If you want a glimpse of days gone by, have a > |>

Re: [Groff] Blast from the past

2015-02-10 Thread Dale Snell
On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:14:26 +0100, in message 20150210201426.fjx1phoo%sdao...@yandex.com, Steffen Nurpmeso wrote: > Heinz-Jürgen Oertel wrote: > |Am Montag, 9. Februar 2015, 16:19:51 schrieb Peter Schaffter: > |> Groffers -- > |> > |> I don't see any mention of this in the list archives, an

Re: [Groff] Blast from the past

2015-02-10 Thread Heinz-Jürgen Oertel
Am Montag, 9. Februar 2015, 16:19:51 schrieb Peter Schaffter: > Groffers -- > > I don't see any mention of this in the list archives, and it's too > wonderful to miss. If you want a glimpse of days gone by, have a > look at > > http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/751318.pdf > I like this