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Now that nearly all "drawings" originate in some sort of CAD software, I would not accept this piece of equipment because of its overall size and that more than likely you and your students are going to see very little practical use for use a behemoth. I believe these huge digital tablets were originally used for converting hand drawings to digital and were a type of "tracing" tablet.
Just my two cents.
Nicholas Traub
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Traub Design Associates, Inc.
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I live by the saying...."My name is Jimmy, i'll take anything you gimme"...
There have been occassions where i have used an old technology for a different purpose to accomplish something i needed to do and it is possible you could find a use. Off the top of my head, without researching this fully, if someone had some full size drawings possibly you could trace them with this to save it in a format you could use?
You could always pass it on to someone if you have no need or use for it (like me!)
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Kyle…
The questions I’d ask myself:
Can the output be used by anything other than proprietary software.
Is there a “maintenance” or annual fee for the software.
Is the pointing devise proprietary… Is it easily lost, damaged or stolen.
Is there a fee for support.
Do I have room for something that won’t be used a lot.
Will it make a nice workbench…
SG
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