Re: Koala Pads

[zcaa1122@rpool3.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Wulf Hofbauer)]

In article <1993Jul22.000608.8042@unibase.sk.ca> astange@unibase.Unibase.SK.CA (Alan Stange) writes:
>
>I saw an ad for a Koala Pad.  Since I occasionally need to make
>graphics it interested me.  What is a KP and how does it work?
>Can you trace maps with them?

The Koala Pad is an input device that attaches to the joystick port.
It consists of a pressure-sensitive surface plus some analog circuitry.
It has about the same resolution as a joystick - 256*256, or slightly
more if you reprogram the paddle routines.

I own a Koala Pad. It's nice tpo play around with, but it isn't suitable
for serious graphic work. It isn't very precise and requires relatively
high pressure. Personally, I think a mouse is much better for graphics
(for those like me who can't afford a graphics tablet).

- Wulf