The First Drum Plotter In 1959, the CalComp Model 565 was the world's first drum plotter. It had one pen and could handle media up to 11" wide. (Image courtesy of CalComp, Inc.) ...

Drum plotters move the pen up and down, and the paper left and right by rotating the drum. This enables drum plotters to have a footprint smaller than the final paper size.

The first drum plotter was created in 1959. This plotter held one pen and could plot sheets of paper up to 11 inches. In the 1970s, plotters were the only means for reproducing high-resolution ...

Decades ago, [Vegipete] found an old drum plotter at a university used equipment sale. This plotter was old in the 80s, so like any great tinkerer, [Vegi] reverse engineered the plotter’s cir… ...