On 31-Aug-99, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>The Draftmaster series was "current" in '88. We bought them for about
>$10K each in '88, though I routinely see them offered nowadays at
>$200.
So I guess this is simultaneously my cheapest (free) and most expensive
($10,000) piece of computer equipment. :)
>There are drivers for Windows,
<snip>
I'll have to see if there's a proper driver for AmigaOS. I don't do
Windows (at least not yet!).
>Pens from third parties are readily available and the device
>operates as either DCE or DTE via RS232, or HPIB.
I thought the thing wasn't working until I thought to try connecting it
up via a null modem instead of a standard serial cable. My null modem
doesn't carry the flow control lines, though, so I can overflow the
plotter's buffer at 19,200bps. If I play with the settings I might be
able to fix that, though. (There are quite a few menu items in there!)
>Dick
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Received on Wed Sep 01 1999 - 04:29:22 BST