Fairlight-CMI

While on the topic of pen tips (better term? :-)) I hate the way the 
Series III pen feels on the tablet device - it's almost the 
equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard for me. There's no 
annoying sound, but the feel is just awful because of the completely 
flat tip - sometimes its edge will scrape the surface. Kind of like 
using a pencil-tip eraser when the eraser is gone.

Does anyone know if it's OK to round off the tip of the pen so it 
feels nicer on the tablet digitizer surface? I don't want to risk 
ruining mine in case the digitizer technology relies on a "normal-to-
the-surface" pen orientation.

Finally, does anyone know if it's safe for me to hook up my PC 
serial port directly to the back of the CMI music keyboard (into the 
Preh alpha keyboard port)? I'd like to try using my PC keyboard and 
mouse to control the CMI (I know I'll need additional software such 
as CMI Control to send the data). The alpha keyboard port is serial 
9600 baud but what worries me is that the keyboard and tablet need 
to get their power from somewhere, thus I assume it comes through 
the serial connection to them. I don't want that power to wind up 
frying either the PC or CMI if the serial port is non-standard in 
some way (e.g. 1000 volts on pin 8 :-)).

Thanks for any info!

-Rob

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Colin Ross" 
<colin.a.ross@b...> wrote:
> Hi Klaus
> Peter is on Honeymoon some were in the Pacific at present. He's 
home this
> weekend coming. Don't forget to tell him your a member of this 
forum to get
> a bit of discount.
> Cheers
> Colin
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Klaus Poulsen" <klausp@d...>
> To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 6:59 PM
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Searching Peter Wielk
> 
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > I have wrote a couple of mails to Peter Wielk at
> > horiprod@b... the last 2 weeks, but he hasn't answered.
> > Does anybody know how to reach him?
> >
> > I need to buy head(s) for the lightpen (Series III). My last one
> > broke 2 weeks ago.
> >
> > Now - even though I'm danish I can see the funny part of "buying
> > head", but I'm sure, you know what I mean ;o)
> >
> > Klaus
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