bbs00068@uafcseg.uucp (Joel Kolstad) (08/28/90)
I really ought to have saved the message... but... I didn't. Awhile back, someone said that they had written a plotter device driver for the Amiga, that took in HPGL and feed it to a preferences supported printer. The device name for this thing was plot:. Could somebody please direct me to this piece of work? Thanks! ---Joel Kolstad kolstad@cae.wisc.edu
BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz (08/30/90)
In article <5162@uafhp.uark.edu>, bbs00068@uafcseg.uucp (Joel Kolstad) writes: > I really ought to have saved the message... but... I didn't. Awhile back, > someone said that they had written a plotter device driver for the Amiga, > that took in HPGL and feed it to a preferences supported printer. The > device name for this thing was plot:. Could > somebody please direct me to this piece of work? Thanks! > > ---Joel Kolstad > kolstad@cae.wisc.edu This excellent utility is called PLT: and was written by Jim Miller and Rich Champeaux. It acts as a device, and can be opened and written to, or have files copied to it. It outputs on any workbench supported printer at a resolution which may be selected in perferences. In the highest setting (7), it prints at the maximum resolution of the printer which for a 9 pin is something like 240x212 per square inch. Beautiful to behold. It is on the Fish Disks on disk 333 and a fairly old upgrade will be included on a new disk within a few weeks (Fred?). They are included in the Multiplot package, as Multiplot uses the PLT: device to handle all printed output. I understand Jim and Rich are planning some sensational improvements some time over this Summer. Regards Alan