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From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Robot Plotter/Digitizer
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Date: Mon, 19-Nov-84 16:16:20 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 19 16:16:20 1984
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>A friend of mine recently returned from COMDEX.  He was very excited
>about what he said was the hit of the show.

>The device is a robot plotter/digitizer.  It consists of an interface
>box, connected to the computer via RS-232C, and a robot "mouse"
>(gerbil??)  connected to this interface box via lightweight ribbon
>cable.  The unit accepts three HP pens and standard HP-GL plot commands.

>Once activated, the "mouse" exits from its "parking" place in the
>interface box, performs the plot functions as commanded, on a surface
>size limited only bi the length of its ribbon tether, and returns to the
>"garage".!

O.K., I'll bite, how long is the tether?  Can it produce really LARGE
graphics (billboard size etc.)?  What about accuracy?

Keith Doyle
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