ray@anaconda.cis.ohio-state.edu (william c ray) (12/11/90)
I just acquired an IEEE 488 plotter, (HP model, but I don't recall the number, if anyone knows anything about any of them I'll dig it out and ltake a look) and am interested in what I may need to do (other than get an IEEE 488 board) to drive the thing on a mac II... I am interested in knowing if there are any pre-existing drivers for such plotters for the mac, or do I have to write my own, or what? any information from anyone with any sort of expericnce would be most welcome. thank you Will Ray
rkm@PacBell.COM (Richard Mossman) (12/11/90)
I used to have a MacPlus hooked to a HP beam plotter (I don't remember
the model number). It was one of those where the paper draped over the unit
and was drawn back and forth like someone drying their back with a towel.
(I realize that sounds wierd, but that's what I thought it looked like).
I didn't use the HPIB, simply fed the signal into the serial port. I was
using a piece of software called "MacPlot". I don't see it listed in either
the MacConnection or MacWarehouse ads anymore, but I think it still comes
bundled with some of the high end drawing programs (like MacDraft maybe?).
It worked real good with little set up.
Sorry, I can't be more help, but I figured you could look in some old issues
of MacWorld and find the developer's name. You may get lucky and they'll
still be around. Call some of the mail order places (like MacConnection
or MacWarehouse) and see if they know which software has it bundled. I'm
pretty sure you can still get it that way.
Good luck.
BTW, the MacPlus hooked to that HP Plotter using MacDraft and MacPlot back
in 1987 did a better job than the dedicated $10,000 CAD system we had.
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