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Re: [Groff] Macro Packages
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Doug McIlroy |
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Re: [Groff] Macro Packages |
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Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:09:47 -0400 |
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I had to chuckle at this
> I can't believe it fits in 10M.
Back when troff was drilled into my fingers, it fit in 64K
program space plus 64K data space. Each preprocessor got
a similar allotment. Roff, the predecessor of troff, fit
in 8K total. Some features have been added since, but in
nothing like a ratio of 10,000:1 in utility.
Doug McIlroy