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From: dca@toylnd.UUCP (David C. Albrecht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Drawing tablet
Keywords: bargain
Message-ID: <262@toylnd.UUCP>
Date: 24 Apr 89 16:27:13 GMT
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Organization: Dave & Anne, Charlottesville VA.
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Well, I just picked up a bargain at my neighborhood radio shack.
I don't know if it is isolated to my area or perhaps others might be
able to take advantage of the same deal.  I just picked up a digitizing
tablet with RS232 output and resolution that is variable from 50 dpi
to 200 dpi.  It cost me all of $49.95  It was originally intended for
the Tandy 2000 MSDOS (but not IBM PC compatible) machines which have
been deceased for a while.  Obviously a digitizing tablet for a deceased
machine isn't in real high demand.  It originally went for $500.  Be
aware that you will have to cobble up a driver for it (I don't know when
I'll get around to it but I couldn't pass it by).  You can, of course,
get input from it directly through the serial port for programs you have
written.  The Digitizer pad is stock number GT-2000.  At this point,
I haven't even tried to interface to it so that's all I know but I thought
I'd get the news out as soon as possible to other parties that might be
interested.

David Albrecht