Then, there was nroff**, and it was better.
Finally, there was troff***, and the curse lives on.
* roff = run off, a way to specify how to "run off" hardcopy printouts.
** nroff = new run off, a new improved version of roff.
*** troff = typesetting nroff, a version of nroff that allowed typography
commands - e.g., fonts, point sizes, etc.