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From: keir@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Rick Keir, MACC)
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Subject: Re: Claris CAD - Plotter Output to Disk
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Date: 18 Oct 90 16:03:16 GMT
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In article <7636@dog.ee.lbl.gov>, wbrown@beva.bev.lbl.gov (Bill Brown) writes...

>When using Claris CAD, is there a way to redirect the plotter output to
>a disk file? 

Via a user who cam in to get help with this procedure:

She called Claris, and Claris recommended this:
(this is 2nd hand so if there's a mistake, it is not Claris's 
fault;  confirm directly with them if you have trouble).

Cross connect your phone and printer ports with a null modem.

Run Multifinder, Claris Cad, and Versaterm.

Use Versaterm to record all incoming data to a file, then
run Claris Cad and print.

Close the Versaterm log file;  you're done.

I still can't decide whether this is elegant (very Unixish 
"right tool for the right job") or Rube Goldberg-esque.