HP plotters

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Feb 9 09:48:45 1999

These "names" aren't going to prove as helpful as the model numbers. I
have a 7585B which is, I believe, the precursor of the Draftmaster series,
the principal difference being the presence of a drive for the chart feed
and some different body panels. It's not at all certain that the behavior
you've described characterizes any malfunction at all. The fact that HP
people suggest it's broken doesn't mean much either, by the way. HP has a
habit of disposing of people once they've learned enough about anything to
be really useful, and their salesmen never get to that point.

I do have the manuals for the 758x series, by the way.

Dick

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> From: Athanasios Kotsenos <a.kotsenos_at_rca.ac.uk>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: HP plotters
> Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 5:14 AM
>
> Hi all.
>
> Anybody interested in any of the following?
>
> HP DraftMaster I
> HP DraftPro DXL
>
> Both are not really in working order.
> I'm guessing the DraftMaster has a problematic chip as it shows all this
> rubbish on the screen after you turn it on.
> The DraftPro DXL seems to have a mechanical problem. When I first turned
it
> on, it worked OK and I managed to get the test print out. After that it
> started behaving weirdly. It tries to move the 'head' unsuccessfully and
> never gets it to where it should go. Very slowly.
> Apparently HP people were in a couple of years ago (before I started to
> work here) and they said that repairs would be way too costly and buying
> something new would be a better option. Of course they would say that -
it
> is usually true anyway.
> I am hoping that someone could revive these on their own. It's a shame to
> see them go in the skip, but I do have to get rid of them soon as they
take
> up too much space. I'd take them home if I had enough space there.
> They _are_ big, so I guess you would have to live near London.
>
> I also have some HP 98785A screens (also big), which don't have to go as
> urgently as the plotters. I haven't tested them, though, but I will if
> anyone wants one.
>
> Nasos.
>
Received on Tue Feb 09 1999 - 09:48:45 GMT