Commodore 1520 Plotter

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: healyzh at aracnet.com
> Sent: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:36:55 -0800
> To: classiccmp at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Commodore 1520 Plotter
> 
> I'm going through some stuff my Aunt brought me last month, she's
> apparently helping someone that was seriously into Commodore
> computers clean out.  In the pile is a Commodore 1520 Plotter.  I had
> one of these back in the 80's.  Am I correct that there isn't any
> source of pens any more?  Of course I haven't even had time to see if
> it works.
> 
> The real treasure is all the books.  There are dozen's of books on
> the VIC-20, C-64, and electronics (lots of Radio Shack books from the
> 70's and 80's, and other books).  There are at least the first two
> Compute Guide to the VIC-20 and the first 3 for the C-64! :-)
> 
> Zane

I used to own one of these; it's a cool little toy.
according to this web page:

http://www.commodore128.org/index.php?topic=1405.0

a German firm was supplying pens (apparently, they are also
used in some obscure bio-med equipment) in 2007.  So, maybe
they're still available.  This page also has some handy
hints for these units. . . . .


Jeff