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- From: slumos@unlv.edu (Steve Lumos)
- Subject: Re: Touch Screens
- Message-ID: <1993Jan10.015648.17008@unlv.edu>
- Sender: news@unlv.edu (News User)
- Organization: UNLV Computer Science
- References: <1993Jan2.195959.21840@spang.Camosun.BC.CA> <1injbeINNf7n@news.cerf.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 01:56:48 GMT
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- >In article <1993Jan2.195959.21840@spang.Camosun.BC.CA> morley@suncad.camosun.bc.ca (Mark Morley) writes:
- >>About a year ago I saw someone demonstrate a touch screen that simply
- >>fitted over a regular 14" VGA monitor. It converted the "touches" into
- >>mouse signals. In other words, once you have written software to work
- >>with a Microsoft mouse you don't have to change anything to make it work
- >>with this touch screen. Did that make sense? Anyway, I can't remember
- >>who made it or how much it cost, etc. If anyone out there has any info on
- >>this or similar products, I'd be most interested in getting it. Also, if
- >>you have ideas for other touch screens or alternatives I'd like to hear them.
-
- IBM makes just such a beast. I do not remember the name or part
- number, and I think that it is meant for a PS/2 mouse port, contact
- IBM and they'll surely give you the runaround for awhile but
- eventually get you to someone who knows what they are talking about.
- The cool thing I remember about this particular touch screen is that
- it had z-axis sensitivity.
-
- I also saw a new one in some magazine but don't remember anything
- about it except that it was a platform that actually sits under your
- monitor. It is supposed to work pretty well, but the resolution is
- alot lower.
-
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- Steve Lumos - slumos@cs.unlv.edu
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