HPGL is Hewlett-Packard's Graphics Language. Hewlett-Packard uses the HPGL
commands in their plotters for consistency and ease of interface. The
Macintosh can plot to a Hewlett-Packard plotter (HP plotter-driver for the
Macintosh) using the HPGL commands. (NOTE: This is strictly for Macintosh
applications and Macintosh files for plotting, and has nothing to do with
using HPGL files on a Macintosh.)
Stevens Creek Software, Inc. makes a software package -- called MacHP --
that emulates Hewlett-Packard Co. plotters, allowing scientists, engineers,
and others to produce plots of scientific data directly on a Macintosh
screen.
MacHP allows the Macintosh to emulate the HP7475 and HP7550 plotters. The
plotter emulation program converts the Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language
(HPGL) commands into screen images on the Macintosh.
Because MacHP plots are object-oriented and use the standard Macintosh PICT
format, they can be moved to the Clipboard or saved to a file.
MacHP site licenses are also available. For more information, search under:
Stevens Creek Software.