Re: HP-IB interface
Well, I got it third-hand. My Mom got it from somebody else, I'm not even sure who. DOh! On Wednesday 05 September 2001 03:15 pm, you wrote: Ask whoever you got the plotter from what they do with old computers and parts. ;-) he/she probably had no idea it needed an interface card. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 16:18, Aaron Grewell wrote: Yeah, but the plotter was free. $525 for an interface card for an 80's vintage plotter that didn't cost me a dime is really a bit pricey. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:04 am, you wrote: Thats not that bad, really. Considering that most of the stuff cabled to one costs ten times that much. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 12:46, Aaron Grewell wrote: Cough, sputter, sputter. $525? Sticker shock indeed! I'm definitely hitting e-bay to see if I can find a used one! On Wednesday 05 September 2001 09:40 am, you wrote: ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:59, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: HP no longer supports the IEEE488 cards, check out http://tamsinc.com I dont know if this is supported under linux. uhh...be prepared for sticker shock! I haven't found a linux driver but i'd be interested in writing one if it helps. -- http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
Sorry, I forgot they have a brain dead hoster, need the ~www~ http://www.tamsinc.com On Wednesday 05 September 2001 10:44, Aaron Grewell wrote: In this case, while a Linux driver would be nice for networking purposes, all it really needs to do is work with Dad's Win9x box. I can't get to that website though, I'm getting unknown host. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 01:13 am, you wrote: On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:59, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: HP no longer supports the IEEE488 cards, check out http://tamsinc.com I dont know if this is supported under linux. uhh...be prepared for sticker shock! I haven't found a linux driver but i'd be interested in writing one if it helps. ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Ronnie == Life can be a dream; or it can be a nightmare it's all in your mind ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
Cough, sputter, sputter. $525? Sticker shock indeed! I'm definitely hitting e-bay to see if I can find a used one! On Wednesday 05 September 2001 09:40 am, you wrote: Sorry, I forgot they have a brain dead hoster, need the ~www~ http://www.tamsinc.com On Wednesday 05 September 2001 10:44, Aaron Grewell wrote: In this case, while a Linux driver would be nice for networking purposes, all it really needs to do is work with Dad's Win9x box. I can't get to that website though, I'm getting unknown host. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 01:13 am, you wrote: On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:59, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: HP no longer supports the IEEE488 cards, check out http://tamsinc.com I dont know if this is supported under linux. uhh...be prepared for sticker shock! I haven't found a linux driver but i'd be interested in writing one if it helps. ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
Thats not that bad, really. Considering that most of the stuff cabled to one costs ten times that much. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 12:46, Aaron Grewell wrote: Cough, sputter, sputter. $525? Sticker shock indeed! I'm definitely hitting e-bay to see if I can find a used one! On Wednesday 05 September 2001 09:40 am, you wrote: Sorry, I forgot they have a brain dead hoster, need the ~www~ http://www.tamsinc.com On Wednesday 05 September 2001 10:44, Aaron Grewell wrote: In this case, while a Linux driver would be nice for networking purposes, all it really needs to do is work with Dad's Win9x box. I can't get to that website though, I'm getting unknown host. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 01:13 am, you wrote: On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:59, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: HP no longer supports the IEEE488 cards, check out http://tamsinc.com I dont know if this is supported under linux. uhh...be prepared for sticker shock! I haven't found a linux driver but i'd be interested in writing one if it helps. ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Ronnie == Life can be a dream; or it can be a nightmare it's all in your mind ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
Yeah, but the plotter was free. $525 for an interface card for an 80's vintage plotter that didn't cost me a dime is really a bit pricey. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:04 am, you wrote: Thats not that bad, really. Considering that most of the stuff cabled to one costs ten times that much. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 12:46, Aaron Grewell wrote: Cough, sputter, sputter. $525? Sticker shock indeed! I'm definitely hitting e-bay to see if I can find a used one! On Wednesday 05 September 2001 09:40 am, you wrote: Sorry, I forgot they have a brain dead hoster, need the ~www~ http://www.tamsinc.com On Wednesday 05 September 2001 10:44, Aaron Grewell wrote: In this case, while a Linux driver would be nice for networking purposes, all it really needs to do is work with Dad's Win9x box. I can't get to that website though, I'm getting unknown host. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 01:13 am, you wrote: On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:59, Ronnie Gauthier wrote: HP no longer supports the IEEE488 cards, check out http://tamsinc.com I dont know if this is supported under linux. uhh...be prepared for sticker shock! I haven't found a linux driver but i'd be interested in writing one if it helps. ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
Ask whoever you got the plotter from what they do with old computers and parts. ;-) he/she probably had no idea it needed an interface card. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 16:18, Aaron Grewell wrote: Yeah, but the plotter was free. $525 for an interface card for an 80's vintage plotter that didn't cost me a dime is really a bit pricey. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 11:04 am, you wrote: Thats not that bad, really. Considering that most of the stuff cabled to one costs ten times that much. On Wednesday 05 September 2001 12:46, Aaron Grewell wrote: Cough, sputter, sputter. $525? Sticker shock indeed! I'm definitely hitting e-bay to see if I can find a used one! On Wednesday 05 September 2001 09:40 am, you wrote: -- Ronnie == Life can be a dream; or it can be a nightmare it's all in your mind ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
HP-IB interface
Hello all, I've got a name that ancient hardware question. These are so much fun. Next week I get to work on my first Atari ST! Anyway, on to the business at hand. I was given an HP 7475A plotter. I'd like to hook it up for my father since he has an interest in CAD drafting. It has an HP-IB interface, which I thought was just another parallel interface. HP says it's some kind of network interface, and that plugging it into a standard PC is impossible. Has anybody worked with these beasts before? Can I convince it to talk to ethernet somehow? ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
Aaron Grewell wrote: Hello all, I've got a name that ancient hardware question. These are so much fun. Next week I get to work on my first Atari ST! Anyway, on to the business at hand. I was given an HP 7475A plotter. I'd like to hook it up for my father since he has an interest in CAD drafting. It has an HP-IB interface, which I thought was just another parallel interface. HP says it's some kind of network interface, and that plugging it into a standard PC is impossible. Has anybody worked with these beasts before? Can I convince it to talk to ethernet somehow. It is just a standard GPIB interface, it is used a lot to interface test equipment to computers. You ned to make sure your CAD software supports the plotter and then I recommend going to E-Bay and buying a used interface card. If you realy want to spend the bucks National Instruments I believe still makes them. Once the card software drivers are installed and id numbers asignned to the card and plotter it sould work. BoB C ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: HP-IB interface
Thanks, I'll give that a try. On Tuesday 04 September 2001 04:03 pm, you wrote: Aaron Grewell wrote: Hello all, I've got a name that ancient hardware question. These are so much fun. Next week I get to work on my first Atari ST! Anyway, on to the business at hand. I was given an HP 7475A plotter. I'd like to hook it up for my father since he has an interest in CAD drafting. It has an HP-IB interface, which I thought was just another parallel interface. HP says it's some kind of network interface, and that plugging it into a standard PC is impossible. Has anybody worked with these beasts before? Can I convince it to talk to ethernet somehow. It is just a standard GPIB interface, it is used a lot to interface test equipment to computers. You ned to make sure your CAD software supports the plotter and then I recommend going to E-Bay and buying a used interface card. If you realy want to spend the bucks National Instruments I believe still makes them. Once the card software drivers are installed and id numbers asignned to the card and plotter it sould work. BoB C ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc -http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
