Conference hydra::amiga_v1

3538.0. "KURTA TABLET PRICE BLOWOUT!" by RTPSWS::ZIMMERMAN (Whistlin' Dixie) Thu Mar 01 1990 23:01

    No, friends, this isn't Drew Kaplan of DAK.  I just thought I'd pass
    the word that Softel Inc of Long Island is selling Kurta IS/ONE
    12x12 graphics tablets for $345 each for a limited time only. 
    They're usually $395.  The tablet includes all cabling plus a driver
    for the Amiga.  (You can also get drivers for something called a
    "pee-cee", whatever that is, or for a Mac.) 
    
    You get your choice of one pointing device - corded or cordless
    cursor, or corded or cordless pen.  Additional pointing devices are
    $100 each.  The cordless pen is about the size of a large crayon and
    takes five watch-type batteries. The corded pen is slimmer - closer
    to the size of a regular pencil.  The cursors have the usual cross
    hair and multicolor buttons. 
    
    The drawing surface of the tablet is covered by a replaceable sheet
    of thick plastic that lifts up so that you can slip templates or 
    backgrounds or whatever underneath.  Unlike an Easyl, you don't have 
    to touch the surface to make the tablet respond, which means that 
    you can work through several layers of paper if you have to.
    
    The cable plugs into the Amiga's serial port and requires a gender
    changer if you don't have an A1000.  There's an installation program 
    with an Intuition interface that you run to set baud rates, etc.  
    You can choose relative positioning (like a mouse) or absolute 
    positioning.  The Kurta doc says that the IS/ONE can emulate 
    a Microsoft mouse, a Summa MM series tablet, or Kurta's earlier 
    Series I tablets, if you have the right drivers.
    
    There's Manx C driver program for a similar Kurta pad in the Amiga 
    Binaries notes file.  If you want technical interface doc you have 
    to order it separately.
    
    I tried it out on Dpaint III and it worked just fine when the baud 
    rate was set at 2400.  I haven't tried it with other paint programs.
    
    Softel sells smaller and larger tablets for smaller and larger
    prices.  They take Visa and MasterCard and deliver in under a week. 
    The address and phone number are:
    
    		Softel Computers Inc.
    		25 Maple Lane
    		East Hampton, NY 11937
    
    		(516)324-1306 or 
    		(800)336-1306
    
    - Cliff