A plotter that uses an electrostatic method of printing. Liquid toner models use a positively charged toner that is attracted to paper which is negatively charged by passing by a line of electrodes (tiny wires or nibs). Models print in black and white or color, and some handle paper up to six feet wide. Newer electrostatic plotters are really large-format laser printers and focus light onto a charged drum using lasers or LEDs.
Electrostatic Plotter
CalComp's electrostatic plotter used a dry toner process like a laser printer. LEDs beamed light onto a charged plate and produced monochrome drawings at 400 dpi. (Image courtesy of CalComp, Inc.)
Electrostatic Plotter
CalComp's electrostatic plotter used a dry toner process like a laser printer. LEDs beamed light onto a charged plate and produced monochrome drawings at 400 dpi. (Image courtesy of CalComp, Inc.)
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Intel teases shape-shifting programmable matter
- Intel CEO Justin Rattner teased his Intel Developer Forum audience with technology of the not-so-disant-future that could take an object design of any imaginable shape, 'hit the print command,' and see the matter take shape. SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Mobile phones in future could be thumb-sized in pockets, and in practically...
- News items 2008-08-22
- Force-on-Nuclei (zip)
- Force-on-Nuclei FN attempts to calculate the force acting on a nucleus in a molecule, using electron-density specifying 'cube' file for the given molecule. As per the Hellmann-Feynman electrostatic theorem, this force is simply the resultant of the coulombic force of attraction by the smeared-out electron cloud and of repulsion by...
- Software downloads 2008-08-12
- New fingerprint detection technology
- Researchers at the University of Leicester, UK, working with Northamptonshire Police, have found a new technique for identifying fingerprints on metal. This method will enable forensic scientists to 'visualise fingerprints' even after the print itself has been removed. What is even more interesting is that this technology could 'enhance --...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Out of the Box: Psystar Open Computer
- Out of the Box: Psystar Open ComputerWhile the desktop is still legal?I was wondering about the phrase "While the desktop is still legal..." in the text accompanying the article. What makes you think it's "legal," and what do you think might change to make it illegal if it's legal now?Also,...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- Genius Maker (exe)
- Genius Maker contains 32 educational softwares covering the subjects Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry for High school students. It includes Graph plotter, Analytical geometry, Matrix algebra, Equation solver, Triangle solver, Unit converter, Refraction of rays, Lens and mirrors, Color theory, Transverse waves, Radioactive decay, Periodic table, and Gas Laws. Version 2.1...
- Software downloads 2008-04-30
- Modern Calculator (exe)
- Modern Calculator is a advanced alternative replacement for the standard Windows calculator. The program combines many of the standard features of Windows calculator with an additional useful functions included within the application. The calculator has the log window where you can see all of your previous calculations. The application has...
- Software downloads 2008-04-22
- Will the Earth fry future moon astronauts?
- Researchers working for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission have discovered that the Earth's magnetic tail could be harmful to future astronauts. The moon stays inside Earth's 'magnetotail' for six days every month -- during full moon. This can have consequences ranging from lunar 'dust storms' to strong electrostatic discharges, according...
- Blog posts 2008-04-20
- Klipsch Image headphones
- Companies such as Shure and Etymotic have found success with high-end earbuds, and now Klipsch--best known for its loudspeakers--is taking a stab at the market with its line of supercompact Image in-ear headphones. The Image headphones reviewed here are not only the tiniest of the lot, but they sit...
- Product reviews 2008-02-28
- A pharmacy in a nanotechnology-based thin film
- MIT researchers have developed a new implantable device to improve our health. This nanoscale thin-film coating can deliver controlled drug doses to specific targets, acting as a 'micro pharmacy' inside our bodies. It could be used to deliver drugs for cancer, epilepsy, diabetes and other diseases. This film, which is...
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- GraphicMaster (zip)
- GraphicMaster is a powerful mathematical function plotter with extensive features. GraphicMaster allows scientists and students to visualize mathematical functions and data. In contrast to other function plotters, GraphicMaster has some outstanding features, for example nested functions. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-01-31
- FitPlot (dmg)
- The goal of this application is simple:Place various pdfs (or other common graphic formats files such as jpg, tif, gif, eps, psd, image in the pasteBoard) on a virtual plotter sheet;Arrange all objects in a WYSIWYG environment moving and rotating them;Print the so arranged plotter sheet and eventually save it...
- Software downloads 2008-01-21
- 3-D pictures of a cancer-promoting enzyme
- Researchers at Johns Hopkins have built a 3-D picture of an enzyme which can promote many types of cancers after mutation. This enzyme, known as PIK3CA, "is mutated frequently in many cancers, including colon, brain, stomach, breast and lung." According to the researchers, the new details discovered about the enzyme...
- Blog posts 2008-01-06
- Best gifts to buy for someone who already has a digital camera (part 2)
- Digital SLR users are among the easiest folks to shop for during the holidays. Either they've spent so much on their cameras that they can't afford more accessories, or they have an insatiable appetite for shiny new toys to feed their gear habit. Either way you can't miss with one...
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- AGL Energy CIO: Cesare Tizi
- Cesare Tizi: AGL was -- how's a nice way of putting it? Quite a challenge! AGL's an organization that … was growing at an amazing rate. When I joined AGL, we had pretty much every technology you could shake a stick at: we had mainframes; mid-range, Wintel-type platforms; we had...
- Blog posts 2007-11-16
- Unit Converter Expert (exe)
- Unit Converter Expert is pre-configured with over 2000 units in more than 78 categories, which range from those that are common, such as, length, volume, numbers, velocity, mass, and pressure, to more specialized categories like magnetic flux density, electrostatic capacitance, and surface tension. This version is the first release on...
- Software downloads 2007-10-05
- PloView (zip)
- PloView displays HPGL, HPGL/2 and HP RTL file at high speed. TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, and PNG image file can be displayed. It can open compressed ZIP file directly. The graphic that is displayed with each pen can be switched to ON/OFF. Similarly the graphic can be rotated and...
- Software downloads 2007-08-20
- PloComp (zip)
- PloComp displays HPGL, HPGL/2, HP RTL, Image file. PloComp can display maximum of 15 file in piles. Or it can display in arranges. Display mode is overwrite, mixture color, difference, undisplay, mirror(on/off) at a file. By this function, two or more files are seen in piles, or you can check...
- Software downloads 2007-08-20
- PloCon (zip)
- PloCon outputs continuously the plural plotter picture files of HPGL, HPGL/2, HP RTL, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, PCX, FPX, and PNG image file to the Windows printer. Output mode is selected from automatic, continuation and step mode. With option parameter of PloCon triggering, output becomes possible automatically from other applications, because...
- Software downloads 2007-08-20
- Study: Laser printers may pose health risks
- Study: Laser printers may pose health risksSF Chronicle article LISTS the printers ...An article in the San Francisco Chronicle ( http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/01/MNFBRAN0J2.DTL&tsp=1 ) actually lists the printers tested and their findings.Quite surprising from HPGiven the fact that it is well known since long that the dust in toner is dangerous and...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- Print File Manager (exe)
- Print File Manager, searches for print PRN and plot PLT files on the specified drives and folders, it sends batches of print and plot files to any printer or plotter on your system or network; an indispensable application to every CAD manager.The application features several modes to select files to...
- Software downloads 2007-07-16
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Demo: Virtualization with the Intel® Xeon® Processor
-
In this Flash demo, you'll learn about virtualization performance and features ideal for consolidation, load balancing, and disaster recovery with leading enterprise reliability.
- Watch how the Intel Xeon processor can increase performance and reliability of your servers >>
- BNET Industries
- Check out BNET's newest resource for managers and executives. Need to do research on your competitors? Don't have time to read every trade pub? BNET Industries is the new source for daily news, insights, and research on 11 major industries and 9,000 public companies.
-
- The technology industry from a different angle
-
- See what's hot in the auto industry
-
- Stay on top of the energy industry
