There was a time when plotters were the pinnacle of computer graphics output. While they aren’t as common as they used to be, there are some advantages to having a plotter. [Symon] wanted a ...

One may quibble with the claim that the Lorenz attractor plotter he built with it is useful ... that not everything needs to be steppers and digital to get something useful done.

Plotters rarely face writer’s block ... Recent trends show increasing flexibility in creative processes. Digital tools have revolutionized outlining, making it easier to reorganize plot points ...