From: Stefan Monnier via Linux-Thinkpad
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Debian testing has xserver-xorg-input-wacom version
1.2.3-1, so there's
a good chance that 1.0 is already considered "old". 🙁
I couldn't find any indication of someone else having picked up the
development/maintenance of the support for serial wacom tablets.
If you're motivated, the old code is out there so it shouldn't be
impossible to resurrect it.
Thanks for the archaeology!
I'm sure support was dropped for a reason. I'm guessing that the people
who already knew the code thought it was too much work to maintain.
A bit too much of a project for me to pick up!
Thoughts on this 17 year old machine. Unfair because I'm comparing it
with current machines.
- the machine is pretty slow
- the fan is always running -- not loud but not silent
- the screen lamination now has a few bubbles at near the right edge
- the stylus is a bit laggy (maybe they all are?)
- I'm not really used to the lack of a trackpad (but a mouse fixes that)
- it predates USB 3.
- the screen isn't up to my standards (I've often been disappointed by
ThinkPad screens). At least I sprung for the high-resolution screen.
- the batteries probably are close to shot by now. I suspect that it is
hard to replace the main battery. Certainly not worthwhile for me.
On the other hand, it is amazing that it still works and can boot a
current Linux. I could comfortably use this if I had to.
I pulled this machine out of the closet for a particular application. It
is my only PC with a stylus. Other than this particular use, I never
found a stylus important to me.
It feels like a solidly built ThinkPad. The keyboard is nice.
(I haven't got Win 10 installed. I guess that I could install it but I'd
need to install a larger SSD. Easy: it is an ordinary SATA II 2.5" drive,
currently 115G. I imagine that there is no Win 10 stylus driver. Maybe
no drivers for any of the specific system features. So I can see no
benefit.)
I think that this goes back into my museum.