Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!murdu!ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au!wehi!baxter_a From: BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Plotters? (Ruby-lith) Message-ID: <11584@wehi.dn.mu.oz> Date: 19 Aug 90 15:15:57 GMT References: Organization: Walter & Eliza Hall Institute Lines: 28 In article , andrewsr@remus.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews) writes: > Hi all! > > Some good friends of mine are interested in getting an Amiga system. > However, they MUST have the capability to use a high quality > plotter---specifically, a Ruby-lith plotter (spelling?). > > They need to have the plotter cut a image onto this ruby-lith and then > peel it off and use it for silk screen generation (used in > T-shirt/Sweatshirt production). > > They have seen such a beast running on an $18,000 graphics machine, so > I know it does exist. I wonder if there is a driver for it on the > Amiga? If so, what kind of software would help utilize it? > > Any help/experience would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > -Rich Ask them, but I suspect it will run on HP-GL commands. I either case, you would not use a "driver" as such, but a program that supports the plotter command set. If it runs on HP-GL, just about every vector mapping program will handle it (IntroCAD is probably cheapest). I can't imagine it being the sort of thing you want to use with your wordprocessor or appointments manager. Regards Alan