29 Aug
2007
29 Aug
'07
4:02 p.m.
On Wed, 29 Aug 2007, Patrick Adams wrote:
One ofhte HP manuals I looked it gave details (and wirelists for the
cables) to link the Draftmater to (IIRC) a VAX [1]. HP3000, HP150 (either
RS232 or HPIB), PC/XT nad PC/AT machines.
[1] Considering there were many serial ports available tyhat would work
in at least some VAXen, I am suprised that there's only one possible cable...
Hi
Me have a big problem connecting a plotter to a computer, no1 is able to help me.
Hopefully you can.
I have a draftmaster 7595A
deeply appreciated if you would offer your help.
The usual problem is getting the right cable to connect it to the SERIAL
port of the computer. Joe Campbell's "The RS232 Solution" will teach you
what you need to know to make the cable.
If you connect a serial device to the parallel port of the computer, you
are likely to do some damage.
Toe the computer, not to the seiral device :-)
If your computer only has USB (Useless Serial Botch), then get an older
computer.
I resemble that remark :-)
IIRC there are USB->RS232 interfaces. That should work fine,
hardware-wise, with the Draftmaster, but don't ask me about the software
:-). I've also seem (expensive) USV-HPIB interfaces, I asusme that would
work too.
-tony