Request for old software

TX Robak, Will let you know how I go, if I'm still stressing in a weeks time I will msg you.

Cheers

Hi Plodder,

The plotter is a serail Mutoh.... Part of the problem is the customer uses a Dos based cad program and usually imports it into Autocad 13, (I said in the post it was 12 but it was 13), he says my staff lost his disk. I can't say they did or didn't, but am a little more inclined to believe my staff. I have put Autocad14 on his system and says it doesn't import or print, not to sure thats true either but without looking, I can't comment.

Most of his stuff is normal 2d floor plans. I will have a look next week at his setup and go from there. As I said I have 2005 and 2006 that we can try if I can't get a cracked 13. He still has Autocad 13 on his laptop so if this is DOS we may be able to suck it off that HDD.

Cheers mate I may have some questions for you later LOL

Is it a Mutoh IP530 pen/pencil plotter?

Gee, now you are testing the memory. :o0

Had one until a few months ago. Couldn't sell it so threw it out.

If it is, it is HPGL compatible. (Not HPGL2).

Try a setting for the HP plotter of the era.

Draftmaster - HP7595, or Draftpro 7570.

Used to sell a few of them because they were almost half the price of the HP.

In regard to the software, we used to run 3 or 4 CAD programmes then, to suit various clients. We do drafting and CAD support. Now gone back to mostly drafting.
Most software used to put out Ver 10 or 12 DXF. Acad 13 was still using Ver 12 DXF I tihnk. Ver 14 DXF was a big change. Autodesk didn't release the dwg format until later.

TX for the info John, as mentioned I am looking at the setup next wednesday and will let you know how I get on, have to get 4 days RAR in the bush this weekend first LOL

Just went through my scrap room.

Ver 13 is Unix version.

But have Ver 14 with dongle for Windows 95.

Autodesk wouldn't port to Unix after 13, so had to resort to Windows.

Getting late and a client is chasing me for some last minute drgs.

Forgot to mention, in Brisbane at Moorooka if it helps.

auscad at gil dot com dot au

When I upgraded from DOS to windows, I used a program called Print-it to print the HPGL plots as the HPGL printer in R13 for windows wasn't handling it the way it should have.
There were other versions around as well named similarly "print-a-plot" etc.
I still have my original programs disks from V10 onwards. I am not sure if I still have the dongles though as the V10 one was replaced by the R14 one and I think I had to hand it back. Lately they have been using software locks.

Coreldraw can also print HPGL plots to HGPL printers directly, but that may not help you there either.

Cheers Cam.

TX Scoof

2000i may be a help, if u can swing it and send me a copy that would be great.

I will drop it off on my way past.

How quick do ya need it.

Cheers Scoof..

Blaze one of our guys is heading into town soon so he will drop it off.

Cheers Scoof..

And I have a copy of LT2002 in my hot little hands too.

Tx for the lend Scoof, if its OK I will give it try next wednesday on customers setup,

Des maybe you can lend me that one also, surely one will work LOL as long as it doesn't stand for Light Truck 2002 :-)

No probs let me know when you finished with it. No mad rush.

Hope it is helpful, it will probably never get any use again but I will chuck it back in the safe again anyway.

Scoof.. :-)

Good idea.

TX Shawzie,

If I couldn't sort it I was going down the HPGL path as mentioned above will sort it out next week.