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    04-Sep-93 16:21:09
Sb: #56199-IPAs
Fm: Marion K. Marks 70700,2777
To: James M. Murphy 71165,1321
I, too, have the Kurta XGT. I'd like it a lot better if they used the full power of the stylus. The stylus is physically capable of sensing tilt and bearing and proximity as well as pressure (255 levels), but the ROMs in the tablet only return the pressure information back to the computer. The Calcomp Drawing Pad II uses the same stylus internal mechanism (though the exterior of the stylus is somewhat different), and they return the tilt, bearing, and proximity info as well as the pressure (but only 127 levels of pressure, even though the stylus detects 255). Both beat the socks off the Wacom, which only returns 63 levels of pressure. Fractal Designs Painter can take full advantage of tilt and bearing and proximity information if the tablet makes it available. At present, the Calcomp is the ONLY tablet that does.