Getting autocad to see the postscript plotter would try the patience of a saint. Clumsy is more accurate. For technology to be transparent it must be powerful and supported with regular maintenance. I now maintain a 12 year old civic, so I love the snap on tool analogue. There are some similarities with computers.
Maintenance is important.
I start with a general equivalnce of 'technology' and 'tools'. Mindful technology is better. In my classes and workshops it is the student who bonds with the computer that produces the beautiful drawings. This is exactly the same with professionals. Most designers have not accepted the technolgy.