Colorwriter 6320 Plotter

Supported device

Gould (now Bryans) Colourwriter 6320 or any device obeying Gould Plotter Language.

Device type code

/CW6320.

Default device name

$PLOTTER1 (a logical name).

Default view surface dimensions

280 mm by 360 mm (A3).

Resolution

0.025 mm.

Color capability

Up to 10 pens. Default is pen 1 which is picked up on initialization without a call to PGSCI. Calls to PGSCI are interpreted as the pen number and colors therefore depend on how the pens have been loaded into the stalls. If a call is made for a pen higher than 10 the selected pen defaults to 1.

Input capability

Possible but not supported.

File format

Ascii character strings. It is possible to send the data to a file which can then be copied to the plotter or on a terminal.

Author

Len Pointon (Jodrell Bank), 1988.