Fast IBM 6182 pen plotter drawing the Adler steam locomotive Hans van den Berg 2013-06-23 | The Adler steam locomotive (1835) drawn by an ultra fast 1980's IBM 6182 pen plotter (true speed!).The Adler ("Eagle") was a German steam locomotive built to order in 1835 by the British railway pioneers George and Robert Stephenson at a cost of 1750 pounds sterling. It was delivered to the Bavarian Ludwigsbahn (Bayerische Ludwigsbahn) which ran 7.45 kilometre long between Nuremberg and Fürth. After running successfully for over twenty years the locomotive was scrapped in 1857.The IBM 6182 pen plotter from 1984, derived from the HP 7550, is the most advanced small plotter ever built. It has an incredible maximum acceleration of 6g, making it one of the fastest plotters ever. It was also the first plotter to include a sheet feeder, which allowed for unattended plotting. Pen plotters were popular computer printing devices during the 1980's for printing vector graphics. They print by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means their drawing capabilities are restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the plotter pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The IBM and HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
La fin de Mata Hari (Mata Hari, la Vraie Histoire; 2003) Hans van den Berg 2016-11-25 | The end of Mata Hari, in a scene from the 2003 French tv movie "Mata Hari, la Vraie Histoire", starring Maruschka Detmers as Margaretha Zelle, alias Mata Hari.
Audrey Hepburn about collecting money for the resistance in WWII Hans van den Berg 2016-11-18 | While doing a screen test in the 1950s, Audrey Hepburn tells about her dancing to collect money for the Dutch resistance in 1944 WWII. This supports what biographer Barry Paris wrote in her biography (Barry Paris, Audrey Hepburn, New York: Putnam, 1996).
Kim Criswell performs Bali Hai (2010 BBC Proms) Hans van den Berg 2016-10-28 | Kim Criswell performs Bali Hai, a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Recorded at the 2010 BBC Proms, featuring the wonderful John Wilson Orchestra conducted by John Wilson.
Anna-Jane Casey performs I Enjoy Being a Girl (2010 BBC Proms) Hans van den Berg 2016-09-09 | Anna-Jane Casey performs "I Enjoy Being a Girl", a show tune from the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Flower Drum Song". This performance featuring the wonderful John Wilson Orchestra conducted by John Wilson and was recorded at the 2010 BBC Proms.
Roland DXY-1350 pen plotter drawing ELNA 5 locomotive 152 (MBS) Hans van den Berg 2015-10-11 | The German ELNA type locomotives were designed and built to be used by smaller railways. Some 150 engines in six different types were built between 1922 and 1946. Type 5 engine number 152 with wheel arrancement 2-6-0 or 1’C was built in 1927 by Henschel & Sohn from Kassel in Gemany for the Teutoburger Wald-Eisenbahn (TWE). After TWE she continued to serve several other railways until she was finally put out of service in 1972. In that year she was handed over to the Museum Buurtspoorweg (MBS) in Haaksbergen, The Netherlands, where she has ever since served many museum line trips. The Roland DXY-1350 pen plotter is a popular computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The Roland line of pen plotters have a specific design where the paper is fixed and the pen moves along both the X and Y axis in all directions. This is different from the HP line of plotters where the pen only moves along one axis and the paper along the other. The drawing pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth. These smaller "home-use" plotters were popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
Example of warping in 16mm film caused by Vinegar Syndrome Hans van den Berg 2015-01-07 | The 16mm film being projected here is suffering from the so-called VS or Vinegar Syndrome, a chemical breakdown of the film base that produces a strong vinegar smell. This problem is often caused by incorrect storage. VS eventually distorts the film, causing a warping effect and a visible twisting of the film when projected on a film projector. This first reel copy from Cleopatra (1963) shows what that looks like, even though the film itself still projects fairly well, mainly because the perforations have not yet been affected too much.
Egyptologist Stephen Glanville as Provost of Kings College, Cambridge (1954) Hans van den Berg 2014-12-28 | Scenes from BBC television's first ever live showing of the Christmas Carols from King's College chapel in 1954, showing Egyptologist Stephen Glanville as Provost of King's College, Cambridge. This is reportedly the only existant film of him.
Viking Voyage - BBC TimeWatch, 2008 Hans van den Berg 2014-09-03 | In 2007 a crew of 65 brave men and women set sail on a journey from Roskilde back to Dublin in a 30m (100ft) Viking longship named "Havhingsten fra Glendalough" ("Sea Stallion from Glendalough"), a Danish reconstruction of the Skuldelev 2 ship on display in the Roskilde Viking Ship Museum and originally built around 1040 near Dublin. BBC TimeWatch follows this amazing journey of experimental maritime archaeology.
KV5: Search for the Lost Tomb - BBC, 1998 Hans van den Berg 2014-09-03 | In 1995, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Though the tomb numbered KV5 was already partially excavated as early as 1825, its true extent was only discovered by Kent Weeks and his team. During their exploration it gradually appeared to be the largest in the Valley of the Kings. Though probably started as an earlier tomb, it was later usurped and enlarged by king Rameses II as burial place for a number of his sons.
1960s Bulova Accutron 214 Hans van den Berg 2013-11-08 | In 1960 Bulova introduced the Accutron 214. Unique for its day, in a world still dominated by mechanical watches and clocks, the Accutron set a new standard for watch accuracy. With its electronically (battery) driven tuning fork driving the gear, it made escapements and balance wheels obsolete. First there was the Accutron tuning fork mechanism, and only later came quartz.
Casablanca suite performed live by the John Wilson Orchestra - BBC Proms 2013 Hans van den Berg 2013-09-08 | The 'suite' from the 1942 movie Casablanca by composer Max Steiner. Performed by the John Wilson Orchestra at the 2013 BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Nefertari, For Whom the Sun Shines - BBC Chronicle, 1989 Hans van den Berg 2013-08-31 | The story of the restoration in the 1980's of the wall paintings in the tomb of Queen Nefertari, wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Excellent episode from BBC's 'Chronicle' series. Deemed lost, but here it is.
The Adventures of Robin Hood performed live by the John Wilson Orchestra - BBC Proms 2013 Hans van den Berg 2013-08-31 | 'Suite' from the 1938 movie The Adventures of Robin Hood by composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Wonderfully performed live by the John Wilson Orchestra at the 2013 BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London. Absolutely wonderful.
Tom and Jerry at MGM - music performed live by the John Wilson Orchestra - 2013 BBC Proms Hans van den Berg 2013-08-30 | A medley of the well-known energetic music by composer Scott Bradley from the 1940's and 1950's Tom and Jerry cartoons. Wonderfully performed live by the John Wilson Orchestra at the 2013 BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London. Arranged by Peter Morris and John Wilson.Pete Morris, who worked on the arrangement with John Wilson, on 4 September wrote the following in response to questions about this video: "we wanted to create a score that wasn't too fragmented and that didn't rely on visuals so the music you hear is a compilation of some of the best bits of Scott Bradley's music. There is no single video for the music - it comes from eight different cartoons: Smitten Kitten, Sufferin' Cats, The Framed Cat, Cat Fishin' Just Ducky, Jerry and Jumbo, The Cat Comes to Dinner and Mouse for Sale".On 8 september Pete Morris added: "John is a dab hand at reconstructing scores from audio. Check his Wiki page for info. In this case, however, we used score fragments, archives and a lot of patience. I used FCP to extract candidate snippets of video and linked them to create a 3 candidate narratives which John and I then worked on. Copyright is a nightmare (MGM, Warner, Sony, Turner, EMI have all owned bits in the past) - only JW has the clout to cut though that quagmire. Scores are as rare as hens' teeth."On 16 September Pete added: "Bradley's original scores were played by typically 20 to 25 musos. In fact, if you look at the beginning of the performance there are only 3 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello and 1 bass, to start with the original MGM sound. However, more instruments are added as the piece progresses to the full 100-piece orchestra at the end. Scott Bradley also preferred orchestral sound effects to ones added by the sound department, hence the big "shock chords" that you find at various places".
1959 Ben-Hur theme performed live by the John Wilson Orchestra - 2013 BBC Proms Hans van den Berg 2013-08-30 | The impressive 'prelude' and 'parade of the charioteers' by composer Miklós Rózsa from the 1959 movie Ben-Hur. Wonderfully performed live by the John Wilson Orchestra at the 2013 BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London. No better orchestra in the world to do this!
The Mummys Foot (1949) Hans van den Berg 2013-08-12 | A young writer stumbles across the foot of a mummy that appears to have a strange effect upon him. A modern twist of an older gothic short story by the French writer Théophile Gautier published in 1840.Sorry for the bad image and sound. This is from an old-fashioned 16mm film projection and I have not better facilities to digitize this.
Awesome IBM 6182 pen plotter drawing an Aston Martin DB9 Hans van den Berg 2013-06-17 | The IBM 6182 pen plotter from 1984, derived from the HP 7550, is the most advanced small plotter ever built. It has an incredible maximum acceleration of 6g, making it one of the fastest plotters ever. It was also the first plotter to include a sheet feeder, which allowed for unattended plotting. Pen plotters were popular computer printing devices during the 1980's for printing vector graphics. They print by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means their drawing capabilities are restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the plotter pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The IBM and HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
Two electrifying watches from the 1960s - Hamilton 505 Electric and Bulova Accutron 214 Hans van den Berg 2012-01-30 | Two of the first electric (battery powered) watches on the planet from the early 1960's using electronic technology established in the late 1950's that predates anything quartz. At the time it was pretty complex stuff that represents the best of early space-age technology. The Hamilton 505 Electric on the left uses a principle of physics that when the current is passed through a wire placed in a magnetic field, a torque is placed on that wire and thus drives the balance wheel. The Bulova Accutron 214 'Spaceview' on the right uses a principle where an electric signal is transformed by a transistor and activates an electromagnetic coil that puts a metal tuning fork into vibration. This vibration is then transferred by means of a tiny wire called index finger onto an ordinary mechanical gear train.
Bunn Special demonstrating low amplitude problem Hans van den Berg 2012-01-20 | The 60-hour Illinois Bunn Special on the left is diagnosed as having a so-called low amplitude balance problem, poor motion or not a full enough swing of the balance wheel, while the Bunn Special on the right demonstrates the right kind of amplitude. The difference is clearly visible. Í have read somewhere that the swing should ideally be around 1 1/2 turns (270 degrees to either side of rest), or at the barest minimum at least a full turn (180 each side of rest). With such a low amplitude the power from the mainspring is not being transferred wholly through the train to force the balance to have good full swing. It can have many causes, from a bad mainspring to dirt in the jewels, pivots, wheel teeth, barrel and so on. A movement with such a low amplitude is in need of service.
There is Nothin Like a Dame (South Pacific) - John Wilson Orchestra Hans van den Berg 2011-11-04 | The song "There is nothin' like a dame" from the 1958 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Wonderfully performed by the John Wilson Orchestra and the Maida Vale Singers at the 2010 BBC Proms.
A Steam Train Passes (1974) full video Hans van den Berg 2011-08-26 | The best documentary about a steam train ever... no voice-over, only sound and image. A Steam Train Passes is an award winning Australian 1974 short film set in the 1940s, featuring the operation of locomotive 3801, Australia's best known and most widely travelled locomotive. Built in 1943, it ran until 1976 when boiler problems forced it to become a static exhibit. However, it was restored in 1986 and has been back in museum operation ever since. It is currently under the custody of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. This 1974 film was directed by David Haythornwaite. The actors are real drivers Chris O'Sullivan and (fireman) Harold Fowler, employees of the New South Wales Public Transport Commission.
Polygoon (1974) - Unieke drukkerij drukt in 27 alfabetten (fa. Brill, Leiden) Hans van den Berg 2011-07-08 | ...
Elgin 571 BW Raymond - A Watch That Rocks! Hans van den Berg 2011-05-08 | Not only a beautiful top railroad grade pocket watch, but one that truly rocks from the movement of the balance wheel. And still keeping perfect time!
How to unwind a pocket watch mainspring Hans van den Berg 2011-04-24 | Demonstration how to unwind or let down a wound-up mainspring of a vintage pocket watch before disassembly.
Seth MacFarlane - Aint That a Kick in the Head Hans van den Berg 2011-04-20 | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" written in 1960 by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. Wonderfully performed by Seth MacFarlane and The John Wilson Orchestra. The song was originally performed by Dean Martin and featured in the 1960 movie "Ocean's Eleven".
Pierre Janssen in 1963 over de vondst van het graf van Toetanchamon Hans van den Berg 2011-03-21 | Fragment uit in AVRO's Kunstgrepen (1963) waarin Pierre Janssen gepassioneerd praat over de vondst van het graf van Toetanchamon in 1922.
Adrian Fisher on building amazing mazes (BBC 2, The Culture Show, 2005) Hans van den Berg 2011-03-21 | Adrian Fisher (born 5 August 1951) is internationally recognised as one of the world's leading maze designers. His mazes can be found in all corners of the globe. Clip from BBC 2's "The Culture Show", 2005.
Kantklosmachines in bedrijf (museum De Kantfabriek, Horst) Hans van den Berg 2011-03-13 | Gezien in museum De Kantfabriek... In de kantfabriek in Horst, die dateert uit het begin van de 20e eeuw, ratelden in hoogtijdagen maar liefst 200 kantklosmachines. Het lawaai van de resterende 6 werkende machines in het huidige museum De Kantfabriek is ronduit indrukwekkend. Een bezoek waard! Museum De Kantfabriek, Americaanseweg 8, 5961 GP Horst.
Union Pacific 844 on the Cheyenne Depot Museum turntable Hans van den Berg 2011-02-18 | This short clip from History Channel's 'Extreme Trains' series shows the 1944 Union Pacific 844 on the Cheyenne Depot Museum turntable. One of the few surviving steam locomotives in the United States, since 1962 the engine has run hundreds of thousands of miles as Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill. The 844 is part of the heritage fleet of the Cheyenne Depot Museum and is housed in the Union Pacific steam shop of the Union Pacific Main Yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Norfolk Southerns Juniata Locomotive Shop, Altoona, PA Hans van den Berg 2011-02-17 | This short clip from History Channel's 'Extreme Trains' series shows the Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, PA, where the Pennsylvania Railroad (1846-1968) built many of its steam and electric locomotives until the 1940's. After dieselization the shops continued as a heavy overhaul and repair facility for subsequently the Pennsylvania Railroad and its successors Penn Central (1968-1970), Conrail (1970-1999) and Norfolk Southern (1999-). In the late 90's it assembled a series of new heavy freight duty SD70 locomotives from the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors and a number of freight locomotive derived passenger locomotives.
Great promo for the Uncovering Iran BBC radio documentary Hans van den Berg 2011-02-04 | Beautiful Iranian woman loads a gun, and then...
Lawrence of Arabia title theme (live) - The BBC Concert Orchestra (dir. John Wilson) Hans van den Berg 2011-01-11 | Really wonderful to see this theme performed live at the BBC Proms 2007, just as if you were there at the original movie recording...
VSM 35 - Corus Express Hans van den Berg 2010-12-14 | Veluwse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (VSM) locomotieven 23 076 en 23 071, beide in voorspan, onderweg van Apeldoorn naar Beverwijk Hoogovens Centraal (Corus) in het kader van het 35 jarig bestaan van de VSM. Gefilmd op zondag 30 mei 2010 op de brug bij station Baarn tussen Amersfoort en Hilversum. De trein bestond uit 2 stoomloc van bouwreeks 23, te weten 23 071 en 23 076, met 9 rijtuigen (1 bagagewagen, 4 restauratiewagens, 1 personeelswagen en 4x een 3de klas blokkendoos-rijtuig).
Was Frank Zappa a Charlie Chan fan? Hans van den Berg 2010-12-07 | One famous Frank Zappa quote is older than Frank Zappa himself. It links Frank Zappa to Charlie Chan, and if you open your mind to it there is also a certain likeness...
Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter drawing Chun-Li Hans van den Berg 2010-11-25 | A Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter drawing an image of video game and anime character Chun-Li. Chun-Li was in the original version of Street Fighter II (produced by Capcom) as one of the game's eight playable characters and the first female character to appear. She was brought back in Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams. The particular drawing by qiqo featured here is based on her appearance in the animated version of the game, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, and the manga published in the 1990s by Masaomi Kanzaki. The Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter is a popular computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The Roland line of pen plotters have a specific design where the paper is fixed and the pen moves along both the X and Y axis in all directions. This is different from the HP line of plotters where the pen only moves along one axis and the paper along the other. The drawing pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth. These smaller "home-use" plotters were popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter drawing the AutoCAD Space Shuttle DWG from 1985 Hans van den Berg 2010-11-12 | The Space Shuttle DWG is a sample vector image file that was provided with the 1980's versions of the Computer Aided Design programme AutoCAD, developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. This was one of the first CAD programmes to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC. Many early computer buffs that were so lucky to have a mathematical co-processor in their PC will remember this particular DWG very well, as it was often the first image used to test the computer's calculating power by drawing this 'complex' image on the screen. The next most exciting thing was having a pen plotter draw the image as well. The Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter is a popular computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The Roland line of pen plotters have a specific design where the paper is fixed and the pen moves along both the X and Y axis in all directions. This is different from the HP line of plotters where the pen only moves along one axis and the paper along the other. The drawing pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth. These smaller "home-use" plotters were popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
HP ColorPro pen plotter drawing the wild bull hunt scarab text Hans van den Berg 2010-10-31 | Hieroglyphic text from the so-called 'wild bull hunt scarab' of Amenhotep III, drawn by a 1980's HP Color Pro pen plotter by the hieroglyphic programme Glyph for Windows. Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III issued hundreds of so-called memorial scarabs during his reign to commemorate the deeds of the pharaoh. This particular text is a transcription of a scarab (Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 84.36) from year 2 of the king's reign which records the king's sporting prowess. It describes how the king captured 56 out of a total of 170 head of wild cattle in a single day. Such commemorative scarabs were found in several archaeological sites of the Near East, from Syria to Sudan. Over two hundred of them are known to exist in museums and collections around the world. The HP ColorPro pen plotter is a popular computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These smaller "home-use" plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
Roland DXY-1150 pen plotter drawing the Adler steam locomotive Hans van den Berg 2010-10-31 | The Adler steam locomotive (1835) drawn by a 1980's Roland DXY-1150 pen plotter, a rather hectic looking and sounding fellow. The Adler ("Eagle") was a German steam locomotive built to order in 1835 by the British railway pioneers George and Robert Stephenson at a cost of 1750 pounds sterling. It was delivered to the Bavarian Ludwigsbahn (Bayerische Ludwigsbahn) which ran 7.45 kilometre long between Nuremberg and Fürth. After running successfully for over twenty years the locomotive was scrapped in 1857. The Roland DXY-1150 pen plotter is a popular computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The Roland line of pen plotters have a specific design where the paper is fixed and the pen moves along both the X and Y axis in all directions. This is different from the HP line of plotters where the pen only moves along one axis and the paper along the other. The drawing pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth. These smaller "home-use" plotters were popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
HP 7475A pen plotter drawing a Czech 475.1 series locomotive Hans van den Berg 2010-10-31 | Czech series 475.1 locomotive drawn by a 1980's HP 7475A pen plotter. Passenger train locomotive class 475.1 (2'D1'h2) "Slechticna" of the Czech Railways was in regular operation from 1947 until 1980. Five remain preserved in Czechnya and Slovakia. The HP 7575A pen plotter is a popular computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These smaller "home-use" plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
HP ColorPro pen plotter drawing the mask of Tutankhamun Hans van den Berg 2010-10-22 | Line drawing of the famous mask of Ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun, drawn by a 1980's HP ColorPro pen plotter. The HP ColorPro pen plotter is a computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These smaller "home-use" plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
HP ColorPro pen plotter drawing part of the Tale of Sinuhe Hans van den Berg 2010-10-22 | Some of the first lines of the Ancient Egyptian so-called 'Tale of Sinuhe' drawn by a 1980's HP ColorPro pen plotter by the programme Glyph for Windows. The Tale of Sinuhe is a work of Ancient Egyptian literature. It is a narrative set in the aftermath of the death of Pharaoh Amenemhat I, founder of the 12th dynasty of Egypt, in the early 20th century BC. The HP ColorPro pen plotter is a computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These smaller "home-use" plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
HP ColorPro pen plotter drawing the names of Tutankhamun (two columns) Hans van den Berg 2010-10-21 | The 'throne name' and 'personal' name of king Tutankhamen drawn by a 1980's HP ColorPro pen plotter by the programme Glyph for Windows. The 'throne name' (or praenomen) is preceded by the title Nesu-Bbity ("King of Upper and Lower Egypt") and is written as Nebkheperure, meaning "Lord of the forms is Re". The 'personal name' (or nomen) is preceded by the title Sa-Re ("Son of Re") and is written as Tutankhamun, actually meaning "Living Image of Amun". The HP ColorPro pen plotter is a computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These smaller "home-use" plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
HP ColorPro pen plotter drawing the names of Tutankhamun Hans van den Berg 2010-10-21 | The 'throne name' and 'personal' name of king Tutankhamen drawn by a 1980's HP ColorPro pen plotter by the programme Glyph for Windows. The 'throne name' (or praenomen) is preceded by the title Nesu-Bbity ("King of Upper and Lower Egypt") and is written as Nebkheperure, meaning "Lord of the forms is Re". The 'personal name' (or nomen) is preceded by the title Sa-Re ("Son of Re") and is written as Tutankhamun, actually meaning "Living Image of Amun". The HP ColorPro pen plotter is a computer printing device from the 1980's for printing vector graphics. It prints by moving a pen across the surface of a piece of paper, much like a human hand does. This means it is restricted to line art. To be able to draw all sorts of shapes the pen needs to be able to move across the paper on an X and Y axis. The HP line of pen plotters have a specific design where the pen moves along one axis, and the paper moves along the other axis ('grit wheel' mechanism). The pen is mounted on a carriage that moves back and forth in a line between the grit wheels, representing the orthogonal axis. These smaller "home-use" plotters became popular for desktop business graphics and in engineering laboratories for technical drawings. Starting from the mid-1990's pen plotters were gradually replaced by high-resolution inkjet and laser printers. Surviving pen plotters have often been converted to venyl sign cutters.
