41 Programs for 7470 Plotter - Why so few?

[aurelio]

(09-12-2016 10:41 PM)Sylvain Cote Wrote:  

(09-12-2016 07:08 PM)aurelio Wrote:  thank-you Sylvain, thank-you for the help

How many things needed, really.
I will wait for the plotter to check if is still in a workin' order....

You are welcome.

There is also another path that you could take.
You could buy a 41CL board and with a Full-Nut version of a HP-41C, CV or CX you could then swap the original board with the 41CL one.
The 41CL comes with ~500 modules in it and have all the advanced feature of that new board, like 50x the speed of the original board.
41CL home site

To give you an idea of the speed difference look at the two videos I have made a year ago featuring a HP-7470A (HP-IB version), a HP-82169A HP-IB interface and two HP-41.
1) HP-41CX with a HP-82184A plotter module
2) 41CL with a virtually mapped HP-82184A plotter ROM image
As you can see, using a plotter with the HP-41 really make sense only when you are using a 41CL, the original HP-41 a way too slow for that usage.

Best regards,

Sylvain

Sylvain you are full of resources, really, thanks again

I can get the module through the CL or through the Diego's clonix.....but the difference with the 50x turbo speed is impressive..... so completely agree with your thoughts "really make sense only when you are using a 41CL"

the problem with the 7040A should that needs also the HP-82169A HP-IL/HP-IB Interface and not just the HP-82160A HP-IL interface, 'cause the interface was not HP-IL, such a device was not used, as I can remember, in our company at that time.
third problem: the pens are really very expensive and dry very easily!!!
I shoud be agree with Mike