Re: plotters

[Dan Brosemer <odin@cleannorth.org>]

On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 02:51:24PM +0000, Don McGorman wrote:
> I've just seen them; maybe I'm wrong but it looks like junk (ancient and 
> broken).  Could be a nice addition to the BOYD III recycle truck?
> 
> 
> >From: kathie brosemer <alderego@mad.scientist.com>
> >To: techies@lists.cleannorth.org
> >Subject: plotters
> >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 23:01:23 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >More info:
> >
> >1 - HP DraftPro EXL

Likely to get working.  If so, it's no older than our LaserJet II, and 5
times the size.  It's a pen plotter, so it does lines best.  It won't print
full-color images, but it'll do city maps, CAD drawings, etc.

> >2 - HP DraftPro 4400

Smaller version of above.

> >3 - Oce-Bruning ?

Charge people to take a 40-pound sledge to this one?

> >4 - Houston Instruments DMP-60

"reasonable"(TM) expectation of getting this working.  Same caveats as the
HPs above.

> >5 - Houston Instruments LDS 400plus

It's a _scanner_!  If I can find some info about it, we might be able to
scan 36" wide stuff!

> >6 - VDAR 4220 ?

Another scanner.  I can't find any info on it, so I don't know if I'll be
able to get it working.  The interface is 36-pin D-type, so I don't really
know what it'd plug into besides a specialty card... but it does have an
interface to plug directly into a plotter, so if it speaks HP-GL/2, we might
be able to duplicate stuff with it.  (After I take a hammer to it and
straighten the metal).

> >7 - CalComp Drawing Master 600

See #4.

"Reasonable" means I can find a little info about them, and their PC
interface isn't too evil.  This is without plugging them in even, so I don't
know if any PCBs are fried or not, but I consider it unlikely.  They
probably all just need a thorough cleaning.

Some of it will be right on to the BOYD truck... some of it we might sell...
and if we decide it's useful, we might just get a pen-plotter and/or a 36"
wide scanner out of it.

-Dan

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