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[[Touchmaster]] were responsible for creating a self-named graphics tablet for the Dragon, along with a short list of educational titles, under the Touchware label, that were compatible with it. The tablet could be connected to various home computers of the day via different interfaces. The Dragon version used the cartridge port and with an expansion bus duplicated the functionality of the port so that other peripherals such as disk drives could still be used.
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Touchmaster were responsible for creating a self-named graphics tablet for the Dragon, along with a short list of educational titles, under the Touchware label, that were compatible with it. The tablet could be connected to various home computers of the day via different interfaces. The Dragon version used the cartridge port and with an expansion bus duplicated the functionality of the port so that other peripherals such as disk drives could still be used.
 
  
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The tablet came with its own power supply, a stylus and a graphics program called Multipaint, although the cassette that this was on is simply named 'Graphics Cassette'.
 
The tablet came with its own power supply, a stylus and a graphics program called Multipaint, although the cassette that this was on is simply named 'Graphics Cassette'.
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== Pictures ==
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<gallery caption="Tablet">
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Image:Touchmaster-hardware.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster-hardware-back.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Top.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Bottom.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Back.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Packaging">
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Image:Touchmaster_Box_Front.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Box_Right.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Box_Back.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Box_Left.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Box_Top.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Box_Bottom.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster-contents2.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Cartridge">
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Image:Touchmaster_Cartridge_Top.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Cartridge_Bottom.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Cartridge_PCB_Top.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Cartridge_PCB_Bottom.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Tablet PCB">
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Image:Touchmaster_Tablet_PCB_Top.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Tablet_PCB_Bottom.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Software Tapes">
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Image:Touchmaster_Graphics_Cassette_Tape.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Strategic_Command_Tape.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Simon_Says_Tape.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Simply_Simon_Tape.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Simon_Shapes_Tape.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_Simon_Squares_Tape.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Overlays">
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Image:Touchmaster_GraphicsCassette_Overlay.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_StrategicCommand_Overlay.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonSays_Overlay.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimplySimon_Overlay.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonShapes_Overlay.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonSquares_Overlay.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Manuals">
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Image:Touchmaster_StrategicCommand_Manual_Front.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_StrategicCommand_Manual_Back.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonSays_Manual_Front.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonSays_Manual_Back.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimplySimon_Manual_Front.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimplySimon_Manual_Back.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonShapes_Manual_Front.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonShapes_Manual_Back.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonSquares_Manual_Front.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_SimonSquares_Manual_Back.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="User Guide">
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_01.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_02.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_03.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_04.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_05.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_06.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_07.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_08.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_09.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_10.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_11.jpg
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Image:Touchmaster_UserGuide_12.jpg
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</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Advertising">
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Image:Touchmaster_Advert.jpg
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</gallery>
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== IC Parts List ==
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'''Touchmaster Tablet IC list (with Datasheets)
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{|{{PrettyTable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
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|''Part Number''||''Description''||''Datasheet''
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|-
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| 6803 || Microprocessor || [[Media:MC6803-1.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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| 6821 || Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA) || [[Media:MC6821.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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| TMS2516 || 2KB Eprom (Equivalent to standard 2716) || [[Media:2516.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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| ADC0803LCN || 8-Bit µP Compatible A/D Converter || [[Media:Adc0804-n.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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| SN74LS04N || Hex inverters || [[Media:SN5404-SN54LS04-SN54S04-SN7404-SN74LS04-SN74S04.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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| SN74LS373 || Octal D-Type transparent latches and edge-triggered flip-flops || [[Media:SN74LS373.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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| ICL7621DCPA || Dual, Low Power CMOS Operational Amplifiers || [[Media:ICL7621.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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| SN74LS32N || Quad 2-input positive-OR gates || [[Media:SN5432-SN54LS32-SN54S32-SN7432-SN74LS32-SN74S32.pdf|(pdf)]]
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|-
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|}
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== Downloads ==
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* [https://archive.worldofdragon.org/browse/?downloads/Software/Dragon/Touchmaster%20Ltd Touchmaster Tablet Downloads]
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== Links ==
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* Touchmaster Tablet review on [https://archive.org/details/your-spectrum-magazine-11/page/n29 Your Spectrum Magazine]
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[[Category:Hardware]]

Latest revision as of 15:29, 16 October 2023

Touchmaster were responsible for creating a self-named graphics tablet for the Dragon, along with a short list of educational titles, under the Touchware label, that were compatible with it. The tablet could be connected to various home computers of the day via different interfaces. The Dragon version used the cartridge port and with an expansion bus duplicated the functionality of the port so that other peripherals such as disk drives could still be used.

The tablet came with its own power supply, a stylus and a graphics program called Multipaint, although the cassette that this was on is simply named 'Graphics Cassette'.

Pictures

  • Tablet
  • Touchmaster-hardware.jpg
  • Touchmaster-hardware-back.jpg
  • Touchmaster Top.jpg
  • Touchmaster Bottom.jpg
  • Touchmaster Back.jpg
  • Packaging
  • Touchmaster Box Front.jpg
  • Touchmaster Box Right.jpg
  • Touchmaster Box Back.jpg
  • Touchmaster Box Left.jpg
  • Touchmaster Box Top.jpg
  • Touchmaster Box Bottom.jpg
  • Touchmaster-contents2.jpg
  • Cartridge
  • Touchmaster Cartridge Top.jpg
  • Touchmaster Cartridge Bottom.jpg
  • Touchmaster Cartridge PCB Top.jpg
  • Touchmaster Cartridge PCB Bottom.jpg
  • Tablet PCB
  • Touchmaster Tablet PCB Top.jpg
  • Touchmaster Tablet PCB Bottom.jpg
  • Software Tapes
  • Touchmaster Graphics Cassette Tape.jpg
  • Touchmaster Strategic Command Tape.jpg
  • Touchmaster Simon Says Tape.jpg
  • Touchmaster Simply Simon Tape.jpg
  • Touchmaster Simon Shapes Tape.jpg
  • Touchmaster Simon Squares Tape.jpg
  • Overlays
  • Touchmaster GraphicsCassette Overlay.jpg
  • Touchmaster StrategicCommand Overlay.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonSays Overlay.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimplySimon Overlay.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonShapes Overlay.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonSquares Overlay.jpg
  • Manuals
  • Touchmaster StrategicCommand Manual Front.jpg
  • Touchmaster StrategicCommand Manual Back.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonSays Manual Front.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonSays Manual Back.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimplySimon Manual Front.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimplySimon Manual Back.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonShapes Manual Front.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonShapes Manual Back.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonSquares Manual Front.jpg
  • Touchmaster SimonSquares Manual Back.jpg
  • User Guide
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 01.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 02.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 03.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 04.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 05.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 06.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 07.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 08.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 09.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 10.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 11.jpg
  • Touchmaster UserGuide 12.jpg
  • Advertising
  • Touchmaster Advert.jpg

IC Parts List

Touchmaster Tablet IC list (with Datasheets)

Part Number Description Datasheet
6803 Microprocessor (pdf)
6821 Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA) (pdf)
TMS2516 2KB Eprom (Equivalent to standard 2716) (pdf)
ADC0803LCN 8-Bit µP Compatible A/D Converter (pdf)
SN74LS04N Hex inverters (pdf)
SN74LS373 Octal D-Type transparent latches and edge-triggered flip-flops (pdf)
ICL7621DCPA Dual, Low Power CMOS Operational Amplifiers (pdf)
SN74LS32N Quad 2-input positive-OR gates (pdf)


Downloads

Links

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