[comp.sys.hp] Filters needed for HP 7470 plotter

kyle@meow.UUCP (kyle) (09/28/87)

I have an Epson HI-80 plotter with an aftermarket HP 7470 emulator board
installed.  I purchased it so that I could have hardcopy of Lotus graphs
and charts, but I quickly outgrew 1-2-3's abilities and I don't use
MS-/PC-DOS anymore unless I *have* to.  My problem is that the emulator
board came with no documentation on the HP-GL (Hewlet-Packard Graphics
Language) so I can't write my own software for it.  I would also like to
be able to use tplot(1) and/or nroff(1) to prepare pages to be plotted,
but neither came with any filters that would even come close to supporting
an HP 7470.  Likewise, there is not a suitable termcap entry.

My questions for the net are:  (1) Does anybody have appropriate filters
that I could install on my PC/IX system?  (2) Does anybody have any
suggestions (titles, authors, etc) about where to find documentation for
the HP 74xx series plotters?  (I know, I know.  I could order a manual
from Hewlet-Packard.  Having already gone round-and-round with the local
dealer about manuals for my 41CV, I don't want to deal with them again
unless there is no other option.)  (3) Any recommendations for graphics
packages (UN!X or PC-DOS) that support the 74xx series besides 1-2-3 and
AutoCad?  (Ever try to make a graph with AutoCad? :-)

Please respond by mail, or post to comp.periphs (or comp.sources, if
appropriate).
			All help appreciated,
			kyle

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