dca@toylnd.UUCP (David C. Albrecht) (04/24/89)
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