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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Graphics Tablet help
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Date: 24 Dec 90 02:24:28 GMT
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bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) in <62012@becker.UUCP> writes:

	You should definitely look at the Easyl from
	Anakin. They're located in the Toronto area.

	This tablet is also pressure-sensitive...

I've been using a Sperry/Kurta tablet for some time.  Comes with two "cursors":
one is a mouse-like cursor with 3 buttons and X-Y crosshairs, and the other is
a pen-like cursor with a "dry" ball-point tip for which one CAN substitute a
Fisher Space Pen cartridge for drawing on a piece of paper placed on top of
the tablet.

For reference, the Sperry/Kurta tablet I'm using is their Model 4551 which
comes in either 8-1/2"x11" or 12"x12" tablet sizes.  The interface is RS-232
and the tablet can be completely programmed and interrogated by the computer
in addition to having some 22 function selections along the top of the tablet
(outside the main digitizing area).  Of the several "encoding" methods used by
the tablet, one is compatible with Summagraphics (at least it works fine with
GSS' GKS VDI graphics on my UNIX boxes in addition to working fine on the
Amiga).  The tablet can also be easily programmed to report its coordinates in
terms of one's CRT screen resolution (i.e. 640x200, 640X400, 720x480 or
whatever) in addition to the "normal" 50, 100 or 200 ppi selectable resolution
of the tablet (which, by the way, "maps" nicely into the coordinate system of
Hewlett-Packard plotters).

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]