A program called "MDPIC" from DCA (formerly Avatar) interprets Macintosh text
and graphics formats and converts them into "pic" and "troff" format. The
"pic" is the generalized graphical front end to "troff" through which users
can include graphics in "troff" documents. "pic" works in much the same
way as "tbl" and "eqn".
MDPIC is application-independent; with it, you create "pic" and "troff"
graphics using MacDraw, Excel, MacProject, MacDraft, Cricket Draw,
MacWrite, and, in fact, almost any Macintosh application (according to
their advertisement). To locate a vendor's address and phone numbers, use
vendor name as a search string.
Article Change History:
26 July 1993 - Company title changed from Avatar to DCA (Digital Communication
Associates), and added "To locate a vendor's address and phone
numbers, use vendor name as a search string.
31 August 1992 - Reviewed for technical accuracy