[jacquesm]

And pen based vector plotters.

[christkv]

I loved pen based plotters it was mesmerising to watch them draw.

[jacquesm]

Indeed, but oh those pens were so expensive and woe to you if a pen ever punctured the paper. That could get messy in a hurry. And then of course the printerbuffer would have another 250K worth of plotter commands and good luck getting that to stop.