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M1BYT > TECH 30.05.09 12:02l 35 Lines 1477 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: PC Lightpens ?
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From: M1BYT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
To : TECH@WW
G0TEZ Opined with considerable skill:-
> I have wondered for a long time what happened to the lightpen as used in
> the 1980s on a lot of computers, often instead of a mouse.
>
> I decided to look them up on the 'net. There is a Wikipedia article
> describing them and how they were used in the 80s.
>
> All I could find about modern light pens was an advert for a modification
> kit at $199.00 !
> A bit too dear for me.
I think the entire lightpen technology has been replaced by touch sensitive
screens, just a stylus and a soft screen which relays position back by
resistance. I also don't think a lightpen would work with any but a CRT and
most/many of us now use flat screens.
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