Author: Detlef Pordzik
Date: 14:08:13 09/12/98
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On September 12, 1998 at 03:40:28, Ed Schröder wrote: >>>We have never supported the Tasc Smartboard. Tasc once released a >>>driver for Rebel Silver which to some extend worked with Rebel7/8 and 9. >>>This driver will not work with Rebel10, too out-dated. > >>If I might allow myself to bring back into your mind, dear Ed : >>exactly this was stated, when R 9 came...... >>and the Tasc Board worked nice as allways - much to my pleasure. >>So, hopefully this might revolve... >>seriously : >>from my single sided sight I understand the decision concerning DGT - which I >>don't want to comment ( the board ), but : Dear Ed, >You are just one of the lucky guys that Rebel9 works with the Smartboard. seems so...:-( > >Rebel10 is a different story as the Smartboard definitely will not work. Here >is the why: The "Tasc Rebel Silver" driver reads the moves from the graphical >board of Rebel. So whenever the driver notice a change in the "graphics" >on the board it will figure out which squares are changed and then the driver >translates that to an (understandable) move for the Smartboard. > >This driver is going to work just fine as long as: >- the board is on a fixed position of the screen; >- the squares have a fixed size; > >In Rebel10 this is no longer the case. You can move board to any position >on your screen and also the squares and pieces are re-sizeable. The 3-4 >years old Tasc driver can not handle this. A new one is needed. one could leave the borad exactly at the position, one figured out the best for personal useage, and then start the recogniton.....-) All the rest I know, of course - am a " registered one..." - as you should know, visit you often enough.. >>IF a driver - as you say - is " too - outdated ", well, your Co. is one of the >>most innovative ones in the scene ; it should have been finger snippin' for you >>to " re-date " this driver to fit to the platform again....if you wanted to... >>excuse me . >>that's " politics " on the back of all the TB users - which are YOUR customers, >>- too - don't you forget that. > >Please note I am not responsible for 3th party software. I do not have written >the Tasc driver. I do not have their source code. How can I fix it? Now Tasc >has promised updates no? Probably this is not so good for common discussion - as a " 3rd human " would be involved, who may not be able to defend himself. In the end - everybody, long enough in this scene, knows the pity in general company behaviour.......Will probably allways was a little - different. >Please note that my hands are tied. The board is from Tasc and so is the >software to make the board to work. I wish to help but I can't because your >complaint is directed to the wrong company. It's OK by me, Ed - what else can you say - alas : by friendly " pressure " - don't take this expressis verbis - you were bold enough to overthink the AUTO 232 thing - so why not......... believe you me : this ain't no private wish - I can let the thing work as a R 30 and finished - but, if you overthink the comments of Keith in a quiet moment - it's a remarkable sight - and I'm a business man myself - the customer - is the King....that's still quite true. I don't complain nothing towards you - I just express a wish - that'd make alot of people happy, too - and some of them, very likely, are YOUR customers, some in long tradition. Maybe - just think it over, neutral as possible, once again. Pleasant w/e ELVIS
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