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Since OP mentioned the nice big HP x,y plotters, that reminds me I once wrote an emacs lisp HPGL driver to hit the serial port and run one in grad school. I'll
by imglorp 9y ago
Since OP mentioned the nice big HP x,y plotters, that reminds me I once wrote an emacs lisp HPGL driver to hit the serial port and run one in grad school. I'll have to dig it up sometime.
Edit, just remembered: it was probably to output one of the VLSI CAD layer formats, like GDS or EDIF.
- walshemj 9y agoAh me to I remember having to produce custom drivers for GINOF so that we could use the full extent of then then top of the line HP plotter. We also managed to put one of those HP's through its design life in less than 2 years because of how intensely we used it.