12 May
2002
12 May
'02
2:11 a.m.
Does anyone want an ACT Sirius with original manuals (C/PM etc), floppies,
daisywheel printer etc?
12 May
12 May
5:24 a.m.
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.
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).
--
Cheers, Ade.
Be where it's at, B-Racing!
http://b-racing.com
6:58 a.m.
Adrian Vickers wrote:
At 12:11 12/05/2002, you wrote:
I have a spare one, in Bristol, UK.
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. 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.
Trivia that surely everybody will know: the Sirius was designed
by Chuck Peddle, the designer of the 6502 chip and the Commodore
PET.
--
John Honniball
coredump(a)gifford.co.uk
11:45 a.m.
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2:09 p.m.
At 21:45 12/05/2002, you wrote:
I've also never seen any form of touchscreen for
them. Does one exist,
and if so, how does it work (IR beams?)
Assuming it was a touch screen (not that I recall being able to use one's
finger on it, but see "flakey memory" disclaimer above...), I do remember a
fine silk mesh over the screen. Now, it's possible that was just a
primative anti-glare device, as I honestly don't remember whether there
were or were not any wires leading from it.
However, the end of the pen (again, I can't remember if it had a cord on it
or not. I presume it did, but I honestly can't remember) was quite
definitely a rubbery substance; I doubt it was any good at picking up
light, unless it used some technique to sense the scanning beams that I am
not aware of.
--
Cheers, Ade.
Be where it's at, B-Racing!
http://b-racing.com
2:05 p.m.
At 16:58 12/05/2002, you wrote:
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.
Be where it's at, B-Racing!
http://b-racing.com
Adrian Vickers wrote:
Brilliant - I will be in touch.
At 12:11 12/05/2002, you wrote:
I have a spare one, in Bristol, UK. 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. 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.
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