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With MAXIVISTA does the pressure sensitivity work?



"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message news:<qjkbo0hnjltfeig5kdkqb7q4ogmmd77sug@4ax.com>. ..
> In article <2f07ec3d.0410311210.76dd21f7@posting.google.com >,
> rorylanelutter********.com (rory lane) wrote:
> >Hi everybody.
> >
> >Can you use a tablet pc as a tablet display for a desktop?
> >Can a tablet pc be a Cintiq for a desktop?
> >
> >I'm a computer artist. I have been waiting to get a tablet PC for some
> >time and I'm torn between getting a tablet pc and a Wacom Cintiq. The
> >Cintiq is overpriced, but one could use it with many computers over
> >the years (like my current tablet). The tablet PC is going to be
> >awesome, but it's a shame to think that a perfectly good (and
> >expensive) tablet display will get thrown out when the rest of the
> >computer is outdated in a few years. They're both terribly expensive,
> >so I don't want to make any mistakes.
> >
> >If it is possible to use a tablet pc to function as a Cintiq then I'll
> >get a tablet pc. Even if not then I'll probably get a tablet PC
> >anyway, but it would be the coolest thing if it could. That'd be like
> >getting a tablet pc AND a Cintiq for free.
> >
> >Also I'm thinking of getting a Toshiba Protoge M205. Has anyone heard
> >anything about them?
> >
> >Also, do you thing that the docking station is worthwhile to get when
> >getting a table pc?
> >
> >Finally, have you all found that they are fragile or inclined to
> >break.
> >Essentially, do you think that $300 insurance will be worth it?
> >
> >
> >Thanks a ton.
>
> When I'm not using it out in the field as a Tablet PC, I use my Motion
> 1300 Tablet PC as an additional monitor for my desktop computer. That
> bit of magic is accomplished using MaxiVista, from
> http://www.maxivista.com .
>
> In my opinion, a docking station is essential to make a Tablet PC
> useful in the office. I use the Ethernet, USB, FireWire, and power
> supply connections on my Motion FlexDock. Without the docking
> station, I'd have to repeatedly connect and disconnect all of those
> items. With the docking station, the Tablet PC is truly "Grab and
> Go".
>
> I recently knocked my Tablet PC onto a concrete floor from a height of
> about 2 1/2 feet. It suffered no damage and has continued to work
> fine.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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