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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man1/450.1 b/static/unix-v10/man1/450.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ce3cecdd --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man1/450.1 @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +.TH 450 1 +.SH NAME +450 \- handle special functions of the DASI 450 terminal +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B 450 +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I 450\^ +supports special functions of, and optimizes the use of, the +.SM DASI +450 +terminal, +or any terminal that is functionally identical, +such as the +.SM DIABLO +1620 or +.SM XEROX +1700. +It converts half-line forward, half-line reverse, and full-line reverse +motions to the correct vertical motions. +It also +attempts to draw Greek letters and other special symbols +in the same manner as +.IR 300 (1). +.I 450\^ +can be used +to print equations neatly, in the sequence: +.PP +.RS +neqn\| file\| .\|.\|.\| \(bv\| nroff\| \(bv\| 450 +.RE +.PP +.SM WARNING: +make sure that the +.SM PLOT +switch on your terminal is +.SM ON +before +.I 450\^ +is used. +The +.SM SPACING +switch should be put in the desired position (either 10- or 12-pitch). +In either case, vertical spacing is 6 lines/inch, +unless dynamically changed to 8 lines per inch by an appropriate escape sequence. +.PP +.I 450\^ +can be used with the +.IR nroff (1) +.B \-s +flag or +.B \&.rd +requests, when it is necessary to insert paper manually or change fonts +in the middle of a document. +Instead of hitting the +return +key in these cases, +you must use the +line-feed +key to +get any response. +.PP +In many (but not all) cases, the use of +.I 450\^ +can be eliminated in favor of one of the following: +.PP +.RS +nroff\| \-T450\| files\| .\|.\|. +.RE +or +.RS +nroff\| \-T450\-12\| files\| .\|.\|. +.RE +.PP +The use of +.I 450\^ +can thus often be avoided unless +special delays or options are required; +in a few cases, however, the additional movement optimization of +.I 450\^ +may produce better-aligned output. +.PP +The +.IR neqn (1) +names of, and +resulting output for, the Greek and special characters supported +by +.I 450\^ +are shown in +.IR greek (7). +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR 300 (1), +.IR eqn (1), +.IR graph (1G), +.IR mesg (1), +.IR stty (1), +.IR tabs (1), +.IR tbl (1), +.IR tplot (1G), +.IR troff (1), +.IR greek (7). +.SH BUGS +Some special characters cannot be correctly printed in column 1 +because the print head cannot be moved to the left from there. +.br +If your output contains Greek and/or reverse line-feeds, +use a friction-feed platen instead of a forms tractor; +although good enough for drafts, +the latter has a tendency to slip when reversing direction, +distorting Greek characters and misaligning the first line of text after one or more +reverse line-feeds. |
