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Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) (Announce)

posted by Steve  , US, 22.08.2008, 13:33

> > Are those typesetting programs all we have, or is there some open source
> > word processor like WordPerfect, WordStar, MS Word, ... out there?
>
> I don't know any. Steve?!

The best pure typesetting systems are TeX and its derivatives
Tex Users Group - http://www.tug.org/
LaTeX - http://www.latex-project.org/

PCroff is a derivative of the Unix roff print util. Includes source (DeSmet C).
ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl/packages/coast/msdos/printer/pcroff.zip

proff is another roff derivative. Includes source (Turbo C).
ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl/packages/coast/msdos/printer/proff.zip

GNU enscript converts ASCII to PostScript, HTML, RTF, ANSI, and overstrikes (but only PS has full support).
Home page
http://www.codento.com/people/mtr/genscript/
Kai Uwe Rommel's binaries for OS/2 and Win32, with source that might work for DOS
ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl/packages/hobbes/os2/util/convert/gnuenscript.zip
GnuWin32 Project's version
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/enscript.htm

a2ps Generates PostScript from ASCII and other text formats.
Home page
http://www.infres.enst.fr/~demaille/a2ps/index.html
GNU's page
http://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/
Get DOS version from /djgpp/current/v2gnu/

MS Word 5.5 for DOS and OS/2 1.x is free.
UK English - CP 437S, 850, 850S, 863
http://super.hplx.net/anonftp/pub/word55_en.exe
US English - CP 850
ftp://ftp.uni-koeln.de/pc/msdos/editors/wd55e.zip
French - CP 850, 863
http://super.hplx.net/anonftp/pub/word55_fr.exe
German - CP 850
ftp://ftp.uni-koeln.de/pc/msdos/editors/wd55d.zip

OpenOffice is something like StarOffice. No DOS binaries, but source is available.
http://www.openoffice.org/

Complete thread:

• Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 20.08.2008, 21:22 (Announce)
  • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Rugxulo, 20.08.2008, 22:09
    • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Matjaz, 20.08.2008, 22:32
      • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 20.08.2008, 22:49
        • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Matjaz, 20.08.2008, 23:12
          • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 21.08.2008, 09:45
            • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Matjaz, 21.08.2008, 21:41
              • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 21.08.2008, 22:25
                • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Rugxulo, 22.08.2008, 07:24
                  • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 22.08.2008, 12:52
                    • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Steve, 22.08.2008, 14:01
                • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Steve, 22.08.2008, 13:33
                  • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 22.08.2008, 14:05
                    • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Steve, 22.08.2008, 15:18
                      • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - ecm, 22.08.2008, 17:48
                  • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Matjaz, 22.08.2008, 15:00
                    • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 22.08.2008, 15:39
                      • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - Matjaz, 22.08.2008, 15:47
                        • Jpeg2ps version 1.9 available (port) - rr, 22.08.2008, 15:57