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| What Drawing Tablet + Scanner for a Quadra 950? |
Posted by: Zhinü on 2024-10-09 20:00:40
Title says most of what I’m looking for. I’m looking for an era-accurate drawing tablet and scanner (SCSI or otherwise) for a Quadra 950. Preferably something with similar design language.
I was originally going to pick up an Apple Onescanner but they seem to be pretty rare, especially working, and when they do come up, the asking prices are astronomical for a monochrome scanner! |
Posted by: nyef on 2024-10-09 20:07:06
Taking a bit of a guess based on personal memories and supplies on hand... how about the HP scanjet 4c for a scanner, and an ADB Wacom tablet? |
Posted by: finkmac on 2024-10-09 21:19:07
just get a umax scanner and a wacom tablet |
Posted by: Unknown_K on 2024-10-09 23:54:58
I had a UMAX 1200s I think was the model number connected to my Q950 at one time. Wacom tablet is connected to the KVM that goes to my Radius 81/110, SE/30, Beige G3, and Q950. |
Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2024-10-10 01:05:24
If you can get your hands on an ADB Kurta A3 graphics tablet, then do. |
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2024-10-10 01:15:14
I'd suggest asking @SophieRose for opinions here. |
Posted by: chelseayr on 2024-10-10 04:59:52
@Zhinü just one simple thing to know about with the wacoms if you had never used them before, if you don't load any extension the tablet simply acts like a 1:1-to-the-screen basic mouse. but install [and then still boot with] the wacom extension successfully and you now can do additional things with it like the variable pressures or to "block off" a section of the display screen which would make the tablet more precise (drawing within a physical 4x5inch square to an entire 800x600 screen is one thing compared to drawing within a 500x400 section of the same screen)
and finally there is like the basic 'pen' which naturally is only the nipple end (and eraser top too I think or was that actually absent..anyone?) whereas the more pro variation one has nipple/eraser and a rocker-like side button to provide up to two more functions (without extension it acts as one mouse button click but I think with the extension you can get alternative behaviours..again anyone mind correcting me on that if necessary?)
its been quite a while since I had been using my small one (still passively looking for a large one someday atm but mm) but I'm pretty sure I remember things right tho..so there |
Posted by: SophieRose on 2024-10-14 15:19:41
Not good on scanners but I have a few tablets, will share some pics n sizes tomorrow 😸 |
Posted by: paws on 2024-10-15 03:28:25
I bought a big Wacom tablet (A4) thinking it would be better. It's not. It means you have to move your arm a lot more and it's impractical on the desk. Also, A4 is the size of the active area, it's quite a bit bigger than a sheet of paper. |
Posted by: demik on 2024-10-15 03:41:57
Umax 1200 series for the scanner gets my vote as well |
Posted by: chelseayr on 2024-10-15 04:31:13
@paws many of the times the bigger models gets used for when precision over a longer distance was warranted like say a long piece in cad (especially if partially copying an existing blueprint paper too) .. but to draw a cartoon head bust etc the smaller adb-powered ones were more than good enough for these tricks otherwise .. thats what I suspect you know |
Posted by: paws on 2024-10-15 05:11:05
Yes, I suppose there's some good reason they exist! |
Posted by: Zhinü on 2024-10-15 20:09:51
Ended up picking these two devices up for cheap!
UMAX Powerlook II with UTA-II (transparency?)
Wacom Digitizer II (UD-0608-A)
Apparently some pens from android tablets will work with this Wacom, just need to pick one out (hopefully find a beige one). |
Posted by: chelseayr on 2024-10-16 04:24:01
@Zhinü don't mind my slight long of a helpful answer for you: yeah if there is a wired lid on a scanner its generally most likely for to do negatives/slides with (among a few rare other things the active backlit is useful for) .. at least naturally you can simply unplug the lid itself whenever you're trying to scan one side of a double-sided paper print as to avoid the knowingly unfortunate effect of seeing the backlit making the reverse page 'bleed' into your page etc
(although I should mention that I'm only going by single experience as I don't know if other scanners have the otherwise ability to turn the backlit on&off less physically) |
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