Alan,
I was incorrect in my post. Our older Wacom is ADB not Serial.
I just did some quick checking on Wacom's & Keyspan's web sites.
They both say NO to using any tablet that is ADB or Serial with an
adapter.
Although Keyspan said "some" tablets "might" work on "some"
systems, I would not hold my breath. The following is a slightly
condensed version of what Keyspan had to say about Tablets and
Keyspan's Adapters:
They (adapters) collect a number of data packets and then send
them all at once. This helps the adapter to minimize the number
of USB calls and to speed up data throughput for a modem - but
it really cripples the tablet performance. Since the tablet data is
sent in irregular intervals, the screen cursor gets updated in
irregular intervals as well. Rather than smooth movements,
users see very jerky behavior as the screen cursor pauses and
then catches up with the next set of data packets passed along
by the adapter. This performance is not acceptable...
Wacom also stated that since Apple was "moving away from legacy
products" they were reluctant to invest resources in trying to write
drivers for products when they would not get any assistance from
Apple.
The prospects are so discouraging I guess I just lost interest in even
dragging the older tablet off to the shop with me to try connecting it
to the iLamp :-(
My apologies for even thinking about this subject!
Nancy
> Nancy wrote:
>
> Maybe I will see if the Serial one will work with the USB one's
> drivers, if I connect it using the Keyspan Serial to USB adapter
> I have on the iLamp.
>
> ------
>
> Alan wrote:
>
> Thanks for offering to test the serial Wacom using the Keyspan.
> I'm all ears on that one.
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