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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1433
Total number of notes:10312

744.0. "GFA Draft Question." by SUBURB::JAMESH (Left Handed People are SUPER Natural) Mon Jan 22 1990 04:32

    I acquired a 6 pen plotter over the weekend (HPGL compatable) but
    found that GFA Draft V2.0 hung when selecting RS232/Parallel. Has
    anyone else had this problem in the Plotter menu?
    ...Howard.
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744.1The plot thickens! (uck)UKCSSE::KEANETue Jan 23 1990 07:0028
    
    Hi Howard,
    
    I dont know whether you remember the saga I had with my RICOH plotter!
    
    You dont say whether you are trying to use Serial or parallel. which is
    it ?
    
    If it is serial, what is the handshake, XON/OFF or RTS CTS ?
    
    I have been using DRAFTPLUS. It seems to run OK on Serial plotting,
    as long as I dont use CTS RTS on the control panel. 
    I still have probs with the RICOH's RTS/CTS handshake, and the bug in the
    ATARI, WHICH DOES CAUSE THE GFA DRAFTPLUS TO "HANG", (Its actually the
    TOS 1.4 looping on a location looking for a bit change, which never
    occurs 'cause they never read the serial port status register again in
    the loop after the first time!). There is a patch for it, but I cant
    make it work.
    
    If however you have a parallel interface, then I dont Know if GFA draft
    plots OK thro it!
    
    If you want you can borrow my ORIGINAL Draft plus disk and manual to
    see if that works any better than DRAFT, (mail me).
    
    Cheers
    
    Pat.