28 Jun
2004
28 Jun
'04
8:44 a.m.
Ok, I'm going to surprise everyone and ask a
question about a non-DEC item. Does anyone here
have an HP 7200A plotter that they would like to
get rid of? These were used in the 1970s.
Ashley
P.S. Even though it's a non-DEC thing, we used to
have one connected to our PDP-11/40. I can't seem
to find many references to these on Google or
anywhere else.
28 Jun
28 Jun
9:30 a.m.
A 7200??? I've never heard of one and the model number doesn't fit with
the ones that I've heard of. Do you have a picture?
Joe
At 04:44 PM 6/28/04 -0400, you wrote:
Ok, I'm going to surprise everyone and ask a
question about a non-DEC item. Does anyone here
have an HP 7200A plotter that they would like to
get rid of? These were used in the 1970s.
Ashley
P.S. Even though it's a non-DEC thing, we used to
have one connected to our PDP-11/40. I can't seem
to find many references to these on Google or
anywhere else.
10:49 a.m.
Sorry, I don't have a picture of it. I've found reference to it
by Google-ing, but only a couple of references. I do remember it.
It was flat, sat on a table, was maybe 14" x 14" (a guess), and
had little pens that you mounted in the "drawing arm" or whatever
you want to call it. I have a page of documentation on how to
use it from our 1978 computer center "user's guide".
Ashley
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Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 5:30 PM
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Subject: Re: HP 7200A plotter
A 7200??? I've never heard of one and the model number doesn't fit with
the ones that I've heard of. Do you have a picture?
Joe
At 04:44 PM 6/28/04 -0400, you wrote:
Ok, I'm going to surprise everyone and ask a
question about a non-DEC item. Does anyone here
have an HP 7200A plotter that they would like to
get rid of? These were used in the 1970s.
Ashley
P.S. Even though it's a non-DEC thing, we used to
have one connected to our PDP-11/40. I can't seem
to find many references to these on Google or
anywhere else.
11:01 a.m.
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:49:30 -0400
"Ashley Carder" <wacarder(a)usit.net> wrote:
Sorry, I don't have a picture of it. I've
found
reference to it
by Google-ing, but only a couple of references. I do
remember it.
It was flat, sat on a table, was maybe 14" x 14" (a
guess), and
had little pens that you mounted in the "drawing arm" or
whatever
you want to call it. I have a page of documentation on
how to
use it from our 1978 computer center "user's guide".
The only 72xx models that I am aware of are (ahem,
*were* :>) the 7225{A,B} and 7240/7245. But, the
724x was thermal so I assume that's not it. The
7225 matches your description, though -- ~14-15" square
desktop footprint... buttons across the front...
--don
3:26 p.m.
I'll see if I can get some further information on this
plotter. Surely an HP plotter can't be this elusive!
My documentation does say HP 7200A.
Let me drop an email to my retired professor who managed
our computer center from the late 1960s through 2001.
Perhaps he has some info on it.
Ashley
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From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of auryn(a)gci-net.com
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 7:01 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: HP 7200A plotter
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:49:30 -0400
"Ashley Carder" <wacarder(a)usit.net> wrote:
Sorry, I don't have a picture of it. I've
found
reference to it
by Google-ing, but only a couple of references. I do
remember it.
It was flat, sat on a table, was maybe 14" x 14" (a
guess), and
had little pens that you mounted in the "drawing arm" or
whatever
you want to call it. I have a page of documentation on
how to
use it from our 1978 computer center "user's guide".
The only 72xx models that I am aware of are (ahem,
*were* :>) the 7225{A,B} and 7240/7245. But, the
724x was thermal so I assume that's not it. The
7225 matches your description, though -- ~14-15" square
desktop footprint... buttons across the front...
--don
30 Jun
30 Jun
4:21 p.m.
We had an HP 7200A plotter connected to a 9810 calculator
in our physics lab in college. I don't have any docs for
it, though, other than I can still picture it next to the
calculator -- this would have been early-mid 70s....
Bill
Ashley Carder wrote:
I'll see if I can get some further information on
this
plotter. Surely an HP plotter can't be this elusive!
My documentation does say HP 7200A.
Let me drop an email to my retired professor who managed
our computer center from the late 1960s through 2001.
Perhaps he has some info on it.
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of auryn(a)gci-net.com
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 7:01 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: HP 7200A plotter
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:49:30 -0400
"Ashley Carder" <wacarder(a)usit.net> wrote:
Sorry, I don't have a picture of it. I've
found
reference to it
by Google-ing, but only a couple of references. I do
remember it.
It was flat, sat on a table, was maybe 14" x 14" (a
guess), and
had little pens that you mounted in the "drawing arm" or
whatever
you want to call it. I have a page of documentation on
how to
use it from our 1978 computer center "user's guide".
The only 72xx models that I am aware of are (ahem,
*were* :>) the 7225{A,B} and 7240/7245. But, the
724x was thermal so I assume that's not it. The
7225 matches your description, though -- ~14-15" square
desktop footprint... buttons across the front...
--don
24 Jul
24 Jul
3:51 p.m.
Hello,
Sorry my response is so late...
At 11:26 PM 6/28/04, Ashley Carder wrote:
I'll see if I can get some further information on
this
plotter. Surely an HP plotter can't be this elusive!
My documentation does say HP 7200A.
I've scanned a couple pages from a 1970 HP catalog
and put them up at
http://www.decodesystems.com/hp7200a.html
I imagine this is the plotter Ashley has in mind.
Cheers,
Dan
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of auryn(a)gci-net.com
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 7:01 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: HP 7200A plotter
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:49:30 -0400
"Ashley Carder" <wacarder(a)usit.net> wrote:
Sorry, I don't have a picture of it.
I've found
reference to it
by Google-ing, but only a couple of references. I do
remember it.
It was flat, sat on a table, was maybe 14" x 14" (a
guess), and
had little pens that you mounted in the "drawing arm" or
whatever
you want to call it. I have a page of documentation on
how to
use it from our 1978 computer center "user's guide".
The only 72xx models that I am aware of are (ahem,
*were* :>) the 7225{A,B} and 7240/7245. But, the
724x was thermal so I assume that's not it. The
7225 matches your description, though -- ~14-15" square
desktop footprint... buttons across the front...
--don
4:18 p.m.
Yes, Dan, this is EXACTLY the plotter that we used back in the 1970s.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
If anyone ever finds one of these, I would be interested in getting
it from them. So far this thing seems to be quite elusive.
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Dan Veeneman
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:51 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: HP 7200A plotter
Hello,
Sorry my response is so late...
At 11:26 PM 6/28/04, Ashley Carder wrote:
I'll see if I can get some further information on
this
plotter. Surely an HP plotter can't be this elusive!
My documentation does say HP 7200A.
I've scanned a couple pages from a 1970 HP catalog
and put them up at
http://www.decodesystems.com/hp7200a.html
I imagine this is the plotter Ashley has in mind.
Cheers,
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of auryn(a)gci-net.com
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 7:01 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: HP 7200A plotter
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:49:30 -0400
"Ashley Carder" <wacarder(a)usit.net> wrote:
Sorry, I don't have a picture of it.
I've found
reference to it
by Google-ing, but only a couple of references. I do
remember it.
It was flat, sat on a table, was maybe 14" x 14" (a
guess), and
had little pens that you mounted in the "drawing arm" or
whatever
you want to call it. I have a page of documentation on
how to
use it from our 1978 computer center "user's guide".
The only 72xx models that I am aware of are (ahem,
*were* :>) the 7225{A,B} and 7240/7245. But, the
724x was thermal so I assume that's not it. The
7225 matches your description, though -- ~14-15" square
desktop footprint... buttons across the front...
--don 
25 Jul
25 Jul
7:37 a.m.
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, Ashley Carder wrote:
Yes, Dan, this is EXACTLY the plotter that we used
back in the 1970s.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
If anyone ever finds one of these, I would be interested in getting
it from them. So far this thing seems to be quite elusive.
I've got one but I'd like to hang on to it :(
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24 Jul
24 Jul
4:40 p.m.
New subject: VT52s (was RE: HP 7200A plotter)
Dan, I see that you are looking for some DEC VT52 terminals.
I have a few that I'm looking to get rid of. They're in
various states of disrepair, but they are cosmetically sound.
A couple of them power up with a flashing cursor, but they
have problems with keyboard characters echoing, etc. Let me
know if you're interested. I don't have the time right now
to troubleshoot these terminals and they are taking up space.
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Dan Veeneman
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:51 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: HP 7200A plotter
Hello,
Sorry my response is so late...
At 11:26 PM 6/28/04, Ashley Carder wrote:
I'll see if I can get some further information on
this
plotter. Surely an HP plotter can't be this elusive!
My documentation does say HP 7200A.
I've scanned a couple pages from a 1970 HP catalog
and put them up at
http://www.decodesystems.com/hp7200a.html
I imagine this is the plotter Ashley has in mind.
Cheers,
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of auryn(a)gci-net.com
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 7:01 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: HP 7200A plotter
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:49:30 -0400
"Ashley Carder" <wacarder(a)usit.net> wrote:
Sorry, I don't have a picture of it.
I've found
reference to it
by Google-ing, but only a couple of references. I do
remember it.
It was flat, sat on a table, was maybe 14" x 14" (a
guess), and
had little pens that you mounted in the "drawing arm" or
whatever
you want to call it. I have a page of documentation on
how to
use it from our 1978 computer center "user's guide".
The only 72xx models that I am aware of are (ahem,
*were* :>) the 7225{A,B} and 7240/7245. But, the
724x was thermal so I assume that's not it. The
7225 matches your description, though -- ~14-15" square
desktop footprint... buttons across the front...
--don
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