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Say hello to my latest #PenPlotter to my fleet. This is a HP DraftMaster RX from 1991, retailed for $9,995. It's huge, can print up to A0/ARCH-E (36"x48"), and can use roll paper.
I've been on the hunt for one of these for many years. I think this is about as good as the HP pen plotter got before they were replaced by inkjet plotters.
Huge thanks to Connor Krukosky for helping me rescue this from the trash!
@paulrickards oh wow. I spent an entire year standing next to one of these in 1997, filing thousands of A0 drawings for a huge shopping centre in the UK (Bluewater in Kent). Given the circumstances, it was pretty damn reliable.
@paulrickards it was pretty much the last big project they worked on before going digital. So I suspect not much longer. Some clients liked a paper copy to point at and scribble on. A0 was a bit impractical, but folks looked the theatre of unfurling a big plan of their project.
@toychicken Interesting! I wonder how long they continued to use the plotter after 1997? Other than the pens running out mid plot, there's not really much else that can do wrong with them.
@paulrickards amazing stuff!
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