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%!PS-Adobe-1.0 %%Creator: utopia:margo (& Seltzer,608-13E,8072,) %%Title: stdin (ditroff) %%CreationDate: Tue Dec 11 15:06:45 1990 %%EndComments % @(#)psdit.pro 1.3 4/15/88 % lib/psdit.pro -- prolog for psdit (ditroff) files % Copyright (c) 1984, 1985 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. % last edit: shore Sat Nov 23 20:28:03 1985 % RCSID: $FreeBSD: release/9.1.0/lib/libc/db/docs/hash.usenix.ps 50488 1999-08-28 05:11:36Z peter $ % Changed by Edward Wang (edward@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu) to handle graphics, % 17 Feb, 87. /$DITroff 140 dict def $DITroff begin /fontnum 1 def /fontsize 10 def /fontheight 10 def /fontslant 0 def /xi{0 72 11 mul translate 72 resolution div dup neg scale 0 0 moveto /fontnum 1 def /fontsize 10 def /fontheight 10 def /fontslant 0 def F /pagesave save def}def /PB{save /psv exch def currentpoint translate resolution 72 div dup neg scale 0 0 moveto}def /PE{psv restore}def /arctoobig 90 def /arctoosmall .05 def /m1 matrix def /m2 matrix def /m3 matrix def /oldmat matrix def /tan{dup sin exch cos div}def /point{resolution 72 div mul}def /dround {transform round exch round exch itransform}def /xT{/devname exch def}def /xr{/mh exch def /my exch def /resolution exch def}def /xp{}def /xs{docsave restore end}def /xt{}def /xf{/fontname 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