"VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)" wrote:
>
> Hi Stan and others,
>
> ...
> > This is your opportunity to improve your own environment :)
> >
...
> That's the best explanation I have for thinking this is not a good Shared
> Source project.  I think I do understand the desire for extending the life
> of HPIB, but I think that will be too difficult and expensive to do.

By far and away the most important problem with leaving HPIB behind is
printing.  If there were a really good, functional, replacement for
a 256x, then I think this would largely be a non issue.

And, Jeff V., thanks for letting up better understand the issues with
HPIB support.

Richard G.

>
> regards,
> Jeff Vance, CSY


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