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From: jfadams@tc.fluke.COM (Jim Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: HP-IB and Windows 3.0 ?
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.152633.18128@tc.fluke.COM>
Date: 14 Jun 91 15:26:33 GMT
References: <573.2857bca2@vax87.aud.auc.dk>
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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In article <573.2857bca2@vax87.aud.auc.dk> i6finn@vax87.aud.auc.dk writes:
>(BTW is this a FAQ ???)
>
>This is annoying .....
>
>We have a HP Vectra RS/25C and a HP-Colorpro plotter connected using
>the HP-IB interface. Using the plotter with some of HP's programs (e.g.
>Drawing Gallery) works fine.
>
>Have installed Windows 3.0 and Excel for windows. Using Excel and the
>plotter will not work since Windows 3.0 does not 'recognise' an HP-IB 
>interface.
>
>The HP-dealer tells us to buy a new plotter or forget about Windows !!!
>
>Other suggestions would be nice.
>
>
>Please E-mail (the News-feed at this site is #%@!!?/)
>
>Thanks in advance ....
>
>Finn Jensen
>Department of Building Technology and  Structural Engineering
>University of Aalborg
>Denmark
>Europe

A Win-3 DLL might be required.  National Instruments sells such an
item.

-- 
James F. Adams       John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.        Everett, Washington USA
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