★ HARDWARE ★ PERIPHERIQUES CPC - AUTRES ★ PRECISION PIXEL PLOTTER|Popular Computing Weekly) ★ |
| Precision Pixel Plotter | Hardware Peripheriques Cpc - Autres |
Nothing wrong I remember the first pixel plotter pad I bought for the Spectrum - it was only after I got it home that I realised the the number of squares on the page didn't even match the resolution of the screen. Thankfully those days are long past. This Amstrad plotter has large A3 sheets divided into full screens of character and pixel squares, as well as having the appropriate scales printed alongside. Beneath the screen map are eight smaller boxes you can use for design of UDGs. Although there is nothing startling or original in the package the manufacturer has managed to avoid getting anything wrong, and I should imagine it will be welcomed by all Amstrad owners trying to do interesting things with the graphics. It is also very reasonably priced. You are presented with 25 sheets plotted to fit mode 0, low res, and 25 sheets to fit mode 1, high res (if only the software produced came in that ratio too). The sheets are just about transparent enough to be used for tracing of a well outlined drawing or photo. Inside the front cover is also a wealth of info related to the machine's graphics, including a full character set, with decimal and hex codes, a summary of the inks available and a very useful table I have never seen before concerning the codes that control pixel colour in mode 0. The only point of criticism is that, despite claims that it is designed for both Amstrad machines, one table that summarises the available graphic commands misses out the extentions to the 664's Basic. Tony Kendle , Popular Computing_Weekly
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