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Note - there is a bug in the "inking" software by Microsoft that has a memory leak - you have to restart the tablet PC regularly otherwise it ends up running out of memory. More details at the Register here
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/28/tablet_pc_memory_geyser/
and here
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/04/reboot_tablet_xp/
There are apparently third party workarounds.
Cheers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/28/tablet_pc_memory_geyser/
and here
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/04/reboot_tablet_xp/
There are apparently third party workarounds.
Cheers
Raloc
First Post
Heard about that today. You can manually end and restart tabtip.exe and that will fix it too (because when tabtip.exe is ended, it frees all it's allocated memory). That's what I plan to do. If you feel like leaving it on for extended periods of times while you'll be away, just end tabtip.exe till you come back.
Steel_Wind
Legend
Gateway M275 series
A friend in my gaming circle purchased a Gateway Tablet, which is a hybrid notebook/tablet PC running Windows XP, earlier this week.
He was quite impressed with the gadget and he got it at an excellent price ($1500 CDN, for a floor demo model from Best Buy. This is significantly less than retail which was at $2100 CDN for the unit).
We all use laptops during play and so the gaming room is filled with 7 or 8 laptops at any one time.
The Gaateway tablet obstructed view at the table less, seemed easier to work with in terms of taking notes during battle and was inifinitely more intuitive to use as a .pdf reader. Top marks for the .pdf reading use.
I have a relatively new Laptop, a 2.0 ghz IBM T30, so I am not in the market for a Tablet PC right yet. However, based I what I saw last night at the gaming table, I must admit, I was very intrigued at the Gateway Hybrid solution. The very thin form factor and large screen had a definite "oooooooh" factor. The intel video chipset was a deterrent though. I would prefer a Radeon or NVidia GO chipset.
Still, count me in the very interested column on this one.
A friend in my gaming circle purchased a Gateway Tablet, which is a hybrid notebook/tablet PC running Windows XP, earlier this week.
He was quite impressed with the gadget and he got it at an excellent price ($1500 CDN, for a floor demo model from Best Buy. This is significantly less than retail which was at $2100 CDN for the unit).
We all use laptops during play and so the gaming room is filled with 7 or 8 laptops at any one time.
The Gaateway tablet obstructed view at the table less, seemed easier to work with in terms of taking notes during battle and was inifinitely more intuitive to use as a .pdf reader. Top marks for the .pdf reading use.
I have a relatively new Laptop, a 2.0 ghz IBM T30, so I am not in the market for a Tablet PC right yet. However, based I what I saw last night at the gaming table, I must admit, I was very intrigued at the Gateway Hybrid solution. The very thin form factor and large screen had a definite "oooooooh" factor. The intel video chipset was a deterrent though. I would prefer a Radeon or NVidia GO chipset.
Still, count me in the very interested column on this one.
Mystery Man
First Post
3D Sketching on Tablet PC.
The movie tutorial is worth watching to see what the program does.
Very nice! I'll be making 3d models of dungeons in no time!
The movie tutorial is worth watching to see what the program does.
Very nice! I'll be making 3d models of dungeons in no time!
WingOver
First Post
Check out Ambient Design's ArtRage app. It won microsoft's tablet pc app contest and is available for free.
It's a cool app because it supports pressure sensitivity and multiple brush/pen/pencil types, has a simple interface, and it's free.
http://www.ambientdesign.com/
It's a cool app because it supports pressure sensitivity and multiple brush/pen/pencil types, has a simple interface, and it's free.
http://www.ambientdesign.com/
Mercule
Adventurer
Since there seem to be a lot of Gateway users here, let me ask a question: I read that some tablets used the back of the stylus as an eraser, but haven't been able to get this to work on the Gateway. I'm assuming Gateway tablets don't have the option, but could someone confirm or deny?
Sorry for the necromancy, but I just wanted to share my newfound joy.
I purchased a refurbished HP TC 1100 and used it in a game for the first time last night. With modified PC Gen output sheets and a copy of the SRD loaded, I was in Hog Heaven. I chose the HP over a Toshiba because the HP is a true tablet, rather than a convertible. I.E., the tablet is fully detachable from the keyboard.
Two downsides to the HP: the keyboard is cramped and too close to the screen for easy use, and the weight of the screen makes it top-heavy when in your lap (but then, I didn't purchase it to use with a keyboard!). The other downside is that the HPs are a bit pricey (buying refurbished can take some of that sting away, however).
Never took out the books, paper, or pencil. Went 3 1/2 hours on battery power and still had a little less than an hour left. Took notes, drew diagrams, managed hit points and psionic power points.
When I used a power that caused the victims to become "dazed", clicking on the word "dazed" in the power description took me immediately to the definition of the "dazed" condition before the DM could get to it -- easily the tablet-use moment that most rocked last night.
It was light, fast, unobtrusive (other than it's sheer coolness) and had a table "footprint" smaller than a PHB + character sheet.
The true test will come this weekend, however, with the management of 2 clerics -- the class requiring the most detailed management in the game, IMHO.
In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller: "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. It is so *choice*...."
I purchased a refurbished HP TC 1100 and used it in a game for the first time last night. With modified PC Gen output sheets and a copy of the SRD loaded, I was in Hog Heaven. I chose the HP over a Toshiba because the HP is a true tablet, rather than a convertible. I.E., the tablet is fully detachable from the keyboard.
Two downsides to the HP: the keyboard is cramped and too close to the screen for easy use, and the weight of the screen makes it top-heavy when in your lap (but then, I didn't purchase it to use with a keyboard!). The other downside is that the HPs are a bit pricey (buying refurbished can take some of that sting away, however).
Never took out the books, paper, or pencil. Went 3 1/2 hours on battery power and still had a little less than an hour left. Took notes, drew diagrams, managed hit points and psionic power points.
When I used a power that caused the victims to become "dazed", clicking on the word "dazed" in the power description took me immediately to the definition of the "dazed" condition before the DM could get to it -- easily the tablet-use moment that most rocked last night.
It was light, fast, unobtrusive (other than it's sheer coolness) and had a table "footprint" smaller than a PHB + character sheet.
The true test will come this weekend, however, with the management of 2 clerics -- the class requiring the most detailed management in the game, IMHO.
In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller: "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. It is so *choice*...."
Steel_Wind
Legend
One problem on the Gateway:
They didn't test this model enough in focus groups, long enough.
The power buttons in the upper left hand corner are accidentally pressed far too often. They need to be smaller and recessed.
The big omission is the lack of a mouse wheel on the side of the unit for use in portrait mode. The value of such a tiny upgrade to the design would be huge.
They didn't test this model enough in focus groups, long enough.
The power buttons in the upper left hand corner are accidentally pressed far too often. They need to be smaller and recessed.
The big omission is the lack of a mouse wheel on the side of the unit for use in portrait mode. The value of such a tiny upgrade to the design would be huge.
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