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GM7HUD > TECH 28.05.09 01:22l 17 Lines 584 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 3D5406GM7HUD
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Subj: Re: PC Lightpens ?
Path: IZ3LSV<IK2XDE<DB0RES<ON0AR<ZL2BAU<GB7ESX
Sent: 090527/1936z 43573@GB7ESX.#31.GBR.EU $:3D5406GM7HUD [Witham, Esx]NNA V3.1
M0PZT wrote:-
>
> I remember my local libary having one attached to a rather ancient (I think
> a 1640) computer running an orange screen where you "scanned" your library
> card and it told you what books you had borrowed and if you wanted to
> reserve a book, you could. This was 92-94 during my first few years of
> secondary school.
That sounds more like a barcode reading wand than a light pen.
Why don't you see light pens anymore? Because they are of limited use
compared to other UI input devices. Other devices work better in 99.999999%
of cases.
73 de Andy GM7HUD
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