Hewlett-Packard Co has introduced the HP 7550 Plus graphics pen plotter, and announced that as from the begining of September, it will ship LaserTools’ PrintCache software with the HP 7475A and HP ColorPro: the HP 7550 Plus plotter replaces the HP 7550A plotter and Hewlett Packard says it has made several enhancements including faster plotting, optional memory upgrades, and backward compatibility; drawings plot up to 20% faster due to a new processor, algorithms and the HP-GL/2 graphics language, users can store plot files in memory, replot files on demand, and regain use of their computers while plotting, and the plotter’s HP-GL language assures compatibility with the HP 7550A plotter; available this month, the HP 7550 Plus plotter with RS-232 serial and Centronics parallel interfaces is $4,000, and option 005 with HP-IB and serial interfaces comes in at $4,200.
