Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!bu-cs!encore!pinocchio!corbin From: corbin@pinocchio.Encore.COM (Steve Corbin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Desperately Seeking a Light Pen Message-ID: <4310@encore.UUCP> Date: 30 Nov 88 00:19:19 GMT References: <6264@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> Sender: news@encore.UUCP Reply-To: corbin@pinocchio.UUCP (Steve Corbin) Organization: Encore Computer Corp, Marlboro, MA Lines: 19 Does anyone know where I can find a light pen? I tried Computer Shopper and Byte and couldn't find any place that sells them. I also tried posting to misc.wanted and misc.forsale but received no responses. I guess no one is interested in these archaic input devices now that the mouse has come along. It seems funny that light pens are not popular, especially with kids games and drawing type programs. It seems more natural to point directly onto the screen. Anyway, I think my kids would have an easier time with a light pen than a mouse. They are having trouble getting used to handling the mouse movements and button pushing and I would like to get a pen. Any ideas? Stephen Corbin UUCP: {bu-cs,decvax,necntc,talcott}!encore!corbin Internet: corbin@multimax.ARPA