Alan Alda used an Atari Touch Tablet and you should have too

[Justin 7,926]

 

 

The Retroist has a nice article about Alan Alda and the Atari Touch Tablet. You may enjoy checking it out, it has a commercial too:

 

http://www.retroist.com/2015/09/29/alan-alda-used-an-atari-touch-tablet-and-you-should-have-too/

[LeeJ07 963]

This again reminds me of the almost-future we could have had if Atari had not failed in the end.

[Yo-Yo 881]

"The Retrofuture".....

 

This puts me in the mood for Blade Runner

[Bakerman 255]

Blade Runner...one of my all-time favorite movies. It's cool to see Atari splashed in the backgrounds...sadly a future that never was...only 4-5 years to catch up to that movie's time frame...will we have flying vehicles and Androids in time? I have the original and directors cuts on VHS, Laserdisc and the final cut on DVD. And an HD version of the final cut I recorded to DVR off Direct TV. I've only watched it about 200 times...still got a few hundred more to go before I ever get sick of it.

[Greyfox 366]

Ahh yes, I very much have great fond memories of the Atari Touch-Pad, trying to figure as a kid, how the hell did it know where my brush was on the pad on the TV?. lol. I created some cool images with the Atari Touch-Pad and a copy of Kola-Paint Happy days

 

shame that this was over 30 years ago now..but yes, if Alan Alda was man enough to take Atari's Cheque then it had to be worth it!

[Bakerman 255]

At least in that picture the Atari system is all hooked up with cables running out the back, etc., not some "photo-op" shot with a fake picture on the TV screen. I think Alan is actually using it, if even only long enough to scribble on the touch tablet and have the picture taken!

 

Alan Alda- As Hawkeye: " I could have used one of these at the 4077th! For what, I don't know, but I'm sure Frank would have protested, and Hot-lips too, and that's all that matters!"

Edited November 25, 2015 by Bakerman

[RickR 14,137]

I have a Koala Pad, which is pretty similar in design. 

[Arenafoot 2,336]

I have a Koala Pad, which is pretty similar in design. 

Koala Pad for my TRS-80/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 owner here too!