NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/graphics/14111

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From: [e-mail] (T. Govindaraj)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Summagraphics Bitpad One: Any info?
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Date: 22 Jan 93 16:35:57 GMT
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During my search for a graphics tablet, I happened to find a Summagraphics
Bitpad One without the power supply or the light pen (or the manuals). This
particular model appears to be prehistoric, in any case more than ten years
old. Nobody here remembers who used it, with what computers etc. It appears
to be in good shape.

I would like to use it with NeXT, but I cannot even test it. The directory
assistance for area code 203 (the tablet has a Fairfield, CT address) shows
no entry for Summagraphics. The 800 number I got from enquiry (800 221 9244)
is "disconnected and no further information is available."

Is Summagraphics alive? If not, is there some other company that sells
spares for their tablets? Or, is it even worth trying to locate the parts?
Another alternative is buy parts from people who don't have use for them.

Any information, suggestions or ideas are welcome.
--
T. Govindaraj    [phone], 894 2301 (fax)     NeXTmail welcome.
Member, League for Programming Freedom   (Info from: [e-mail])
ISyE-0205, Georgia Tech, 765 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205, USA.