belanger@philmtl.philips.ca (Robert Belanger) (08/22/89)
I can purchase a very inexpensive Summagraphics Drawing Pad but i am
wondering if any package supports it at all. I have the spec (both hardware
software) and I can write a driver (handler maybe) for it. But I do not
want to write my own drawing package, all I want is at worst write the
interface. Any clues?
Thank you very much
Robert
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============================================================================dca@toylnd.UUCP (David C. Albrecht) (08/23/89)
In article <659@philmtl.philips.ca>, belanger@philmtl.philips.ca (Robert Belanger) writes: > > I can purchase a very inexpensive Summagraphics Drawing Pad but i am > wondering if any package supports it at all. I have the spec (both hardware > software) and I can write a driver (handler maybe) for it. But I do not > want to write my own drawing package, all I want is at worst write the > interface. Any clues? Well, I also picked up a drawing pad very cheap ($50). I've been moving pretty slow on writing a driver for it but I figure it should be fairly easy to make it work to some degree with any program that will take mouse input. The tablet I have can be set to delta mode so I could simply install a handler in the input chain read the serial port and translate the delta movements into mouse movement packets. Once I get that working maybe I can come up with something fancier. I should think that you could do something like this with your tablet as well which will give it at least some functionality with any paint program. David Albrecht
phil@ingr.com (Phil Johnson) (08/24/89)
In article <659@philmtl.philips.ca> belanger@philmtl.philips.ca (Robert Belanger) writes: > > I can purchase a very inexpensive Summagraphics Drawing Pad but i am >wondering if any package supports it at all. I have the spec (both hardware >software) and I can write a driver (handler maybe) for it. But I do not >want to write my own drawing package, all I want is at worst write the >interface. Any clues? RD & L labs in Long Island City sells the AproDraw product. It is the Summagraphics tablets with the RD & L drivers. I believe they sell the drivers to existing Summa owners. I don't have their address or telephone number, but they advertise in the various Amiga Magazines. -- Philip E. Johnson UUCP: usenet!ingr!b3!sys_7a!phil MY words, VOICE: (205) 772-2497 MY opinion!
sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) (08/30/89)
>In article <659@philmtl.philips.ca>, belanger@philmtl.philips.ca (Robert Belanger) writes: >> >> I can purchase a very inexpensive Summagraphics Drawing Pad but i am >> wondering if any package supports it at all. I have the spec (both hardware >> software) and I can write a driver (handler maybe) for it. But I do not >> want to write my own drawing package, all I want is at worst write the >> interface. Any clues? R&DL Productions sells the AproDraw Tablets/Software which are really just SummaGraphics SummaSketch MM series tablets. I talked to them a while back asking if they would just sell me the driver since I had access to the tablet already. They sent me some info and gave me a price of $69.85 for the driver, which would allow the tablet to look like a mouse to the amiga, but in absolute co-ordinates rather than relative like a mouse's. They claim it works with all amiga software, including paint programs. The price seemed a little steep to me for just a driver so I have never ordered it. But their phone number is (718) 392-4090 -- John Sparks | {rutgers|uunet}!ukma!corpane!sparks | D.I.S.K. 24hrs 1200bps ||||||||||||||| sparks@corpane.UUCP | 502/968-5401 thru -5406 A virtuous life is its own punishment.