Buying or making graphics tablet

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Unfortunately, I've just tested my new graphics tablet and found out that so far I can't get it to work. I first tried it from within Deluxe Paint IV AGA and got the error message "Can't open tablet.library". I also tried some software on the accompanying floppy disk, but that doesn't respond to input from the tablet. There is no file called tablet.library on the floppy disk. I searched on Aminet, but there doesn't seem to be any file called tablet.library. I hope someone can help me find out what to do next.

http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=778

See last comment on this thread.  Person seems to have contact with the original author?   http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?57175-Micrograf-Tabby-Graphics-Tablet

Or maybe try reaching out to the person who bought it on this site.  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

It comes with software that I can't get to work.

Obviously I'm not familiar with this particular piece of hardware, but from the screenshots shown on the Amibay link it looks like it should have a disk called "tabbyControl", with an icon for "Install-TABBY", and then an application called "TabbyControl", and an AmigaGuide help file that may provide some assistance.

Did you receive the disk with the install file shown in those pictures?  That's what I'd start with - what exactly happens when you try to run the installer?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

There are icons to turn it on or off, but these are called something else, possibly "Genius tablet".

It sounds like you have the wrong disk.  In case you are unable to see them, the screenshots in the link to the Amibay site I posted earlier seem to show the software you should have.  I'll copy them here in case you are unable to see them:

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I think what he's saying is, you may have better luck just buying a different tablet and pen, than in tracking down the correct driver disk for yours.  

Maybe register on Amibay and message the guy in that thread I posted a link to earlier?  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I think the next stage is to plug it in to an Amiga mouse port and see if it does anything.

Dude.  No.

I don't know why this is so hard.  Read the links I provided.  Look at the pictures.  It  is a PC tablet.  This is a 9-pin PC serial port.  At best it will do nothing.  At worst it may damage your mouse port in unforseen ways.  YOU NEED THE PROPER AMIGA DRIVER DISK AS SHOWN IN THE SCREENSHOTS AND MENTIONED IN THE BBOAH ARTICLE.

If you are unsuccessful in tracking down that disk from anyone on the forums, the next-best suggestion I can give you is register on Amibay.  Contact the person from this post, who says they might be able to get in touch with the person who wrote the software.

Or just buy a different tablet that comes with the software you need or works with software available on Aminet.

#Facepalm #INeedMoreCoffeeToDealWithThisForumToday

The seller has now admitted that in spite of  describing it as "used" and claiming that it worked,he actually found it  in his loft and didn't have an Amiga to test it on.

ROFL.  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I wrote the driver for the Amiga for the Tabby graphics tablet - I'll resurrect what I can find and post it here

Awesome!  Many dancing bananas for you, sir.    :banana:  :banana:  :banana:

Perhaps if you'd be willing to release the software to the public, someone could upload it to Aminet so that it would be available to future users, as well?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Fantastic!  Hope this is helpful to the OP.  Great story, glad you made a little money for your work, and even more so that you're still around to help folks out.