14 Jun
2000
14 Jun
'00
8:58 p.m.
Tony,
I believe you are correct regarding the EGM. Thanks for clarifying that point.
Regarding the line length, I presume most users use "word-wrap" for their email
readers. This allows the reader to format the screen as desired (similar to the way web
browsers handle text). I believe all HTML compatible email programs have this
capability.
The big advantage of handling email this way is that when the line lengths increase due to
the > or > > or > > > which stack-up with each reply, the email remains
completely readable and well formatted. (I'm sure everyone has received the email
which is littered with tons of > > > > > > > > > and barely
intelligible.)
If this is a general problem for other readers, let me know and I will add the line breaks
for any additional posts to this group.
Mark Champion
Sony Electronics
206-524-0014
mark.champion(a)am.sony.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: Tek 4014/5 emulation
[Please could you set your mail software to limit the
line length to < 80
characters]
The Tek 4014 had a mode called "Point Plot State". In this mode, only the
final vector endpoints are plotted. You enter "Point Plot State" from
"Vector State" or "Alpha State" with the FS character.
According to the manual, this mode (and incremental plot mode, etc) is
only available if you have an EGM (Enhanced Graphics Module, Option 34)
installed in the 4014. This appears to consist of an extra PCB (Discrete
Plot Card) and replacements for a lot of the other boards.
I think I could justify that a 4014 emulator need not support this mode :-)
Some Tek 4014 emulators do not implement "Point Plot State" correctly or at
all, so you may want to plot your points using normal "Vector State"
commands. For this, just send a GS character followed by the point
location (dark vector) followed by the point location again (light vector
with zero length).
This is the documented way to do it on all 4014s.
-tony