| Apple graphics tablet |
| Apple Computers, Inc., 1979 |
| Size: 3/4 in x 15 1/2 in x 15 3/4 in. |
| A graphics tablet is a computer input device that enables a user to hand-draw images and graphics, similar to the way a person draws images with a pencil and paper. The Apple Graphics Tablet used a magnetostriction technology which used wires made of a special alloy stretched over a solid substrate to accurately locate the tip of a stylus or the center of a digitizer cursor on the surface of the tablet. This technology also allowed Proximity or "Z" axis measurement. |
This tablet was sold by Apple Computer as an accessory to their Apple II.
These tablets used a magnetostriction technology which used wires made of a special alloy stretched over a solid substrate to accurately locate the tip of a stylus or the center of a digitizer cursor on the surface of the tablet. This technology also allowed Proximity or Z axis measurement. |
