1520 plotter (was RE: Your VIC-20 is worth $300!!! W_at_W!)

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Wed Jan 30 19:56:59 2002

> --- "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin_at_xenosoft.com> wrote:
> > Those seem rather small. Are we taliing about plotters, or ladies wrist
> > watches?
> > less than 2 millimeters diameter?
> > 2 centimeters (~3/4 inch) is more what I can imagine in plotters.
>
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> This is a Commodore plotter for the C-64, VIC-20, etc. It takes
> paper that resembles cash register tape. It is much smaller than,
> say, an HP 7475 plotter that takes full sheets of paper.


> O <
  ^

OK, so the gear is smaller than the letter 'O' in 12 point type.
That would certainly be more difficult to repair. I don't think that I
would want to attempt to glue that back together!

www.smallparts.com is a handy source for gears and stuff, but for
something less than 2 millimeters diameter, you are definitely in the
watchmaker realm.
Received on Wed Jan 30 2002 - 19:56:59 GMT