Subject: Re: Dunamis Powerpad ???
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Dennis Fenton <defenton@mbnet.mb.ca> wrote:

>I just rescued a large graphics tablet called a Dunamis Powerpad from the
>scrap heap. Does anyone out there in Appleland know anything about this
>beast or know of any software available for it?
>
>It has a 16 pin game connector but it doesn't work connected directly to
>the computer. An instruction sheet that came with it suggests that either a
>"Power Port" or something called "The Porter" is needed to connect it.
>
>I was hoping I could use it with some 8 bit paint program to do hi-res 
>graphics. There are no buttons on it though so I don't know how one could
>access drop down menus or select tools. Dunamis and the company it was
>purchased from, Don Johnston Developmental Equipment do not appear to be
>in business any longer.

If Don Johnston had something to do with it, the tablet probably plugs
into the Adaptive Firmware Card and was used by the hadicapped as
an alternative input device.