A new solution relies on the Perl programming language on HP 3000s to generate PDF files, with a limited functionality version available for $55. The txt2pdf software is a native converter, according to developer Sanface Software (www.sanface.com). The program has been tested on MPE/iX 6.0 by Mark Bixby, an HP software engineer who helped to port Perl to MPE/iX. Users can specify environment variables with the txt2pdf software, as well as create two-column PDF files, add page numbers, and create Web links within documents. The software can be purchased online at www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html. Perl for the HP 3000 can be downloaded from Bixby’s Web site at www.bixby.org.