At 16:58 12/05/2002, you wrote:
>Adrian Vickers wrote:
> > At 12:11 12/05/2002, you wrote:
> > >Does anyone want an ACT Sirius with original manuals (C/PM etc), floppies,
> > >daisywheel printer etc?
> >
> > I'd love one; especially if it's a UK unit.
>
>I have a spare one, in Bristol, UK.
Brilliant - I will be in touch.
> > Q: Did all ACT Sirius machines come with a touchscreen? The one I used to
> > use donkeys years ago did (along with a special pen).
>
>Simple answer: no. You must have had a special add-on there. But
>I'm confused about the pen -- do you mean a touchscreen that you
>could operate with your finger, or a screen with a lightpen that
>picked up signals from the CRT? I suspect that the lightpen may
>have been a more "standard" add-on than a fully touch-sensitive
>screen.
Hmm. It must have been a lightpen (or something rather like a lightpen),
but there was a fine mesh which stretched over the screen itself. I
wondered if it used that to make a circuit, as the end of the pen was a
kind of rubber, a bit like the stuff used to make the contact pads in old
Commodore keyboards.
OTOH, it is 13-14 years since I've seen one, so it's entirely possible my
memory has become faulty...
--
Cheers, Ade.
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Received on Sun May 12 2002 - 18:05:38 BST