Are you saying these functions do work correctly from the computer interface (in other words you can send it (presuambly) an HPGL file and get it to plot it correctly?). If so, have you checked that that the frontpanel buttons are actually making proper contact? -tony

At 05:25 PM 8/4/05 +0200, you wrote: devices ? It should. I used to use a HP 7550 over a serial port on my PC running Win 3.1. Windows already had a driver for it. It was cool to write a document then change the colors in different parts of it and then print it on the plotter. The plotter would DRAW each letter and change pens when necessary. And it was fast! It was cool as hell to watch it in action! The plotter couldn't handle things with raster (large areas) graphics but it was fine for things that only included vectors such as text. If you go buy a HP-IB card then make sure that it includes drivers or that you can get drivers for it. My suggestion would be to find an old PC that has ISA slots then find an ISA HP-IB card. They're both CHEAP these days. Joe a system ? >> > Pressin pen down doesn't do much, and although I can move left and >> > right I cant make it move the paper forward and backward. >> >>Are you saying these functions do work correctly from the computer >>interface (in other words you can send it (presuambly) an HPGL file and >>get it to plot it correctly?). >> >>If so, have you checked that that the frontpanel buttons are actually >>making proper contact? >> >>-tony > >------------------------------------------------------- >http://www.oldcomputercollection.com > > >

At 12:16 AM 8/5/05 +0200, you wrote: Yeouch! What does that thing cost???? I sold a butt load of older NI HP_IB cards to a guy for $115/ea. I found out he was using them for trade-ins to NI and they were giving him twice that much in trade-in so the new stuff has GOT to be expensive. Computer Boards and some other used to make exact clones of the NI stuff but for a lot less money. Joe days. >> >> Joe >> >> >> > >> >Stefan. >> > >> >At 02:01 4-8-2005, you wrote: >> >> > >> >> > I dug up a HP 7580A and hooked it up, it seems to work fine. >> >> > But the question is now, how do I make it do anything, WITHOUT >> a system ? >> >> > Pressin pen down doesn't do much, and although I can move left and >> >> > right I cant make it move the paper forward and backward. >> >> >> >>Are you saying these functions do work correctly from the computer >> >>interface (in other words you can send it (presuambly) an HPGL file and >> >>get it to plot it correctly?). >> >> >> >>If so, have you checked that that the frontpanel buttons are actually >> >>making proper contact? >> >> >> >>-tony >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------- >> >http://www.oldcomputercollection.com >> > >> > >> > > >------------------------------------------------------- >http://www.oldcomputercollection.com > > >