20 Jun
2012
20 Jun
'12
7:38 p.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tothwolf
Sent: 20 June 2012 01:49
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Weird Prices on E-Bay
On Tue, 19 Jun 2012, Dave McGuire wrote:
$50-150 tops,
That looks fun. I hadn't seen that before...
On 06/19/2012 05:21 PM, Dave wrote:
> Any thoughts on what one of these is really worth?
>
>
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-7550-Plus-8-Pen-Colour-Plotter-Boxed-Vin
> tage-Ra
> re-/130709681274
>
> I know it is a high speed HPGL/2 capable plotter and I
would really
like it
but $2000....
They're really, really nice plotters; I've had one for many years.
There's a 68K inside!
Anyway, $2000, the seller is smoking crack. It's worth assuming it's in good shape. These are all
over the surplus market.
I picked up two 7550A plotters in the late 1990s from various
university
auctions for ~$20-25/each. If these plotters are "rare" and
now worth $2k
as that eBay seller suggests then I think I got a heck of a bargain...
...and they are really, really nice plotters. IIRC, this was
the -fastest-
plotter HP ever made. They work with Chiplotle
http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/chiplotle/ and documentation for these machines can be found at
here:
http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=75
http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?hwdoc=75
The downside to these plotters is that they require a special
serial cable
Not a problem. I already have some..
(pinouts can be found online) and replacement
carousels and
carousel parts
are not easy to find.
Oddly PENS are a (well sort of) problem. Whilst the ones I use are made in
the UK they cost half the price if I buy them from the US. That's not a
problem except that if I buy more one set I get stung for a $15 fee to
collect the duty of around $4. Mad....
Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum