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		timClicks on Feb 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Recreated sources for the book “UNIX Text Processi... IIRC UNIX was supported by Bell Labs because of troff. They needed a type setting system.

bear8642 on Feb 19, 2022 [–]

Thought that was more how they convinced management to buy PDP11 saying we'll make typesetting software for patent department?

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