pen plotters?

[Bob Rosenbloom]

Richard wrote:

>As difficult as it is to find information on vintage terminals, its
>even harder to find information on vintage pen plotters.  A pen
>plotter was about the only form of graphical output you could expect
>to see on a vintage graphics system as film recorders were very
>expensive.
>
>OK, what do you have in your collection(s)?
>  
>

Pen plotters are one of the most interesting things to have on a 
computer. They are almost hypnotizing to watch draw, whenever I use one, 
I find
myself just watching it work. The output can be quite high resolution on 
the more modern ones, with great detail for drawing maps and such.

I have a Tektronix 4662 and a few 4663 "C" size flat bed plotters, along 
with an HP 9862, 9872, and 7221.
I also have  Calcomp 565 and 563 drum plotters. I have one of the Tek 
4663's connected to a 4051 computer.
Great combination, the vector storage tube computer driving a pen plotter.

Bob