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From: manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Touchscreen infomation help
Message-ID: <574.27a7e524@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 31 Jan 91 13:36:36 GMT
References: <11629@helios.TAMU.EDU>
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In article <11629@helios.TAMU.EDU>, n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Raoul Rodriguez) writes:
> Help, I need as much information about touchscreens as you can give me.
> 
> Preferably something that will work with AmigaVision.  What I am going
> to use it for is a display that we are thinking of putting up here
> at Texas A&M for a visitor information Kosk (sp?).  The idea that was
> floated was to use a PS 2-25 machine, with costs going up to about 
> $4000, I KNOW a 500 purchased under the education discount plan, with
> a touch screen, and harddrive (and since the 500 would come with Amiga
> Vision (the perfect authoring system for this)) would come to no more
> than $1700.  Any information on the prices of Touchscreens would be
> of great assistance, and if possible, lemme know by Friday...

I have used the MicroTouch touch screen and while it works, it is 
less than neat.  The software is barbaric and it does not handle
overscan images correctly.
 
I would go down to your local Amiga dealer and look at the AmigaVision
manual.  It has a list of manufacturers touch screen devices that work
fine with AmigaVision.

I would also point out that the Amiga 500 is probably not the best
vehicle for a presentation, though with careful work, it would work.
Remember, the A500 comes with 512k of chip memory, and any graphics
and animation that you create will need to work in this narrow window.
Also to note, AmigaVision requires at least 600k just to load.

Anyway, the slowness of the A590 is probably not very diserable in 
any information kiosk.    

You may want to consider a A2000 and a A2091 with appropriate memory 
upgrade.  You will go further.
 

> 
> Thanks in Advance
> 
> Raoul "My 500 Has a Detachable Keyboard" Rodriguez
> n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu
> Standard Disclaimers Apply (Within)

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