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.TH TC 1 
.SH NAME
tc \- photypesetter simulator
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tc
[
.B \-t
]
[
.B \-s\c
N
]
[
.B \-p\c
L
]
[
file
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Tc
interprets its
input (standard input default)
as device codes for a Graphic Systems phototypesetter (cat).
The standard output of
.I tc
is intended for a Tektronix 4015 (a 4014 teminal
with ASCII and APL character sets).
The sixteen typesetter sizes are mapped into the 4014's
four sizes;
the entire TROFF character set is drawn using the 4014's
character generator,
using overstruck combinations where necessary.
Typical usage:
.IP "" 15
troff \-t file | tc
.PP
At the end of each page
.I tc
waits for a newline (empty line) from the keyboard before
continuing on to the next page.
In this wait state, the command
.B e
will suppress the screen erase before the next page;
.B s\c
N will cause the next N pages to be skipped;
and
.B !\c
line will send line to the shell.
.PP
The command line options are:
.TP
.B  \-t
Don't wait between pages; for directing output into a file.
.TP 
.BR \-s N
Skip the first N pages.
.TP 
.BR \-p L
Set page length to L.
L may include the scale factors
.B p
(points),
.B i
(inches),
.B c
(centimeters),
and
.B P
(picas);
default is picas.
.TP
.BI \(fm\- l\ w \(fm
Multiply the default aspect ratio, 1.5, of a displayed page
by
.I l/w.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
troff(1),
plot(1)
.SH BUGS
Font distinctions are lost.
.br
The aspect ratio option is unbelievable.
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315bc7ca KT	1	.TH TC 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	tc \- photypesetter simulator
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B tc
	6	[
	7	.B \-t
	8	]
	9	[
	10	.B \-s\c
	11	N
	12	]
	13	[
	14	.B \-p\c
	15	L
	16	]
	17	[
	18	file
	19	]
	20	.SH DESCRIPTION
	21	.I Tc
	22	interprets its
	23	input (standard input default)
	24	as device codes for a Graphic Systems phototypesetter (cat).
	25	The standard output of
	26	.I tc
	27	is intended for a Tektronix 4015 (a 4014 teminal
	28	with ASCII and APL character sets).
	29	The sixteen typesetter sizes are mapped into the 4014's
	30	four sizes;
	31	the entire TROFF character set is drawn using the 4014's
	32	character generator,
	33	using overstruck combinations where necessary.
	34	Typical usage:
	35	.IP "" 15
	36	troff \-t file \| tc
	37	.PP
	38	At the end of each page
	39	.I tc
	40	waits for a newline (empty line) from the keyboard before
	41	continuing on to the next page.
	42	In this wait state, the command
	43	.B e
	44	will suppress the screen erase before the next page;
	45	.B s\c
	46	N will cause the next N pages to be skipped;
	47	and
	48	.B !\c
	49	line will send line to the shell.
	50	.PP
	51	The command line options are:
	52	.TP
	53	.B \-t
	54	Don't wait between pages; for directing output into a file.
	55	.TP
	56	.BR \-s N
	57	Skip the first N pages.
	58	.TP
	59	.BR \-p L
	60	Set page length to L.
	61	L may include the scale factors
	62	.B p
	63	(points),
	64	.B i
65	(inches),
66	.B c
67	(centimeters),
68	and
69	.B P
70	(picas);
71	default is picas.
72	.TP
73	.BI \(fm\- l\ w \(fm
74	Multiply the default aspect ratio, 1.5, of a displayed page
75	by
76	.I l/w.
77	.SH "SEE ALSO"
78	troff(1),
79	plot(1)
80	.SH BUGS
81	Font distinctions are lost.
82	.br
83	The aspect ratio option is unbelievable.