ylh@grpthry.UUCP ( ylh ) (12/04/85)
A friend of mine has an HP7221A 4-pen graphics plotter. He is
interested in using it with his IBM PC for Lotus 1-2-3 plots.
Has anyone got any ideas as to whether a driver is available?
Would be intersted to know if there is a PostScript to HP7221A
bridge. (I have been informed that HP7221A actually talks HPGL.)
Thank you very much.
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> A friend of mine has an HP7221A 4-pen graphics plotter. He is > interested in using it with his IBM PC for Lotus 1-2-3 plots. > Has anyone got any ideas as to whether a driver is available? There is no driver of which I am aware for the H-P 7221A for Lotus 1-2-3. Unfortunately, the 7221A does not speak HPGL like the other H-P plotters, but has a special command language using compacted binary. The otherwise identical 7220 speaks HPGL, and might be usable with the drivers provided by Lotus for the H-P 7470. If anyone has a line on drivers for the 7221A, I'd also be interested in hearing about them. Tony Movshon
lwm@iuvax.UUCP (12/11/85)
I have heard (from HP) that there is a ROM set you can buy that will turn a 7221 plotter into a 7220. It will then accept HPGL. Check with your local HP office. I don't remember the price, but I don't think it was outrageous.