There was a time when plotters were the pinnacle of computer graphics output. While they aren’t as common as they used to be, there are some advantages to having a plotter. [Symon] wanted a ...

The drum turns to produce one direction of the plot, and the pens move to provide the other. The plotter was the first output device to print graphics and large engineering drawings. Using ...

It perfectly meets the mechanical requirements of a pen plotter without a lot of fluff ... You could hack it to take text input, and output the handwriting you would have if you were replaced ...