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T. Govindaraj writes
> I recently acquired a copy of Virtuoso. Since it can support the Wacom
> tablet, I would like to determine if it is worth getting one. I have no
> idea of how much it costs and what other applications can use the Wacom
> tablet. Any comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
> 

Create 3.0 (which isn't shipping yet, but probably will be soon) has Wacom  
support.  Wacom's generally cost several hundred dollars, pick up any Mac  
magazine.  The 6x9 pad is very compact and nice, I think it's under $500.  The  
larger tablets (I have the 12x12 electrostatic) are very nice but definitely  
take up space (the power supply is under the tablet, as opposed to running  
through a wire to the tablet).  Let me check...  Hmm.  I can't find a Mac  
magazine quickly to check, but I remember that the last time I recommended a  
Wacom purchase, I found the cheapest price to be one of those 900 number Mac  
vendors (I think it was in TX).  I believe the electrostatic 12x12 was about  
$700.

If you're a programmer, the interface to using the pressure info is very nice  
(thanks Peter!).  There's a good demo in  
/NextDeveloper/Examples/AppKit/UnderPressure.  

I find the Wacom to be a wonderful device to use, and wish more software  
supported it (i.e. Appsoft Image).  Hopefully more will this year.

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