[time-nuts] OT: Need HP 7475A Drivers for XP or Linux

Eric Fort eric.fort at gmail.com
Mon Oct 22 01:16:35 EDT 2007


HPGL yes, HPGL/2 no.

On 10/21/07, Max Robinson <max at maxsmusicplace.com> wrote:
>
> I could be wrong but it seems to me that the 7475 did support HPGL in
> ASCII
> form.  I used to use the older versions of AutoCAD which had built in
> drivers for it.  I've written a graphics program that outputs in HPGL.  I
> use Corel Photo Paint 8 to convert the files to almost any other graphics
> format.
>
> Regards.
>
> Max.  K 4 O D S.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Didier Juges" <didier at cox.net>
> To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'"
> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: Need HP 7475A Drivers for XP or Linux
>
>
> > Well, it you are trying to use it as a Windows device, that's something
> > else.
> >
> > I don't think it can hurt to try HPGL. I am not sure what language that
> > plotter used, but I am sure it was not HPGL, it used a simple set of
> ASCII
> > commands. It may have actually supported more than one language, but I
> > doubt
> > it. It was a long time ago :-) A manual might help.
> >
> > I doubt that the 7550 would use the same commands, it is an inkjet
> > printer.
> > If it has its own driver, that's probably because it does not support
> HPGL
> > or any other type of standard language.
> >
> > Sorry I can't help...
> >
> > Didier KO4BB
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com
> >> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Gray
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 9:42 PM
> >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: Need HP 7475A Drivers for XP or Linux
> >>
> >> I'm looking at the "Add Printer" dialog in WinXP right now. I
> >> see "HP-GL/2 Plotter" and "HP 7550 Plus" listed. Shouldn't
> >> one of those work?
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Didier Juges" <didier at cox.net>
> >> To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'"
> >> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:32 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: Need HP 7475A Drivers for XP or Linux
> >>
> >>
> >> >I did write some QuickBasic code for that plotter a number
> >> of years ago.
> >> > I used it to plot data from an HP 8566 that was subjected
> >> to calculations
> >> > that were more easily done in a PC than on the instrument.
> >> > I also plotted data from an HP network analyzer, forgot which.
> >> > If I recall, the commands are simple and the plotter is
> >> easy to control
> >> > (if
> >> > you write your own code).
> >> > I am not aware of any drivers you can use with shrink-wrap
> >> software, but I
> >> > would be surprised if someone has not done that under Linux.
> >> >
> >> > Didier KO4BB
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com
> >> >> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Eric Fort
> >> >> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:57 PM
> >> >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> >> >> Subject: [time-nuts] OT: Need HP 7475A Drivers for XP or Linux
> >> >>
> >> >> There seems to be a wealth of knowlege here about keeping
> >> >> older HP hardware running.  Would anyone in this group have
> >> >> experience using a 7475A plotter under XP or Linux to plot
> >> >> test data or drawings.  I'd like to get mine running again.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Eric
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