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Post #46,602

by pwhysall

7/23/02 6:21:35 PM

Taking your ball and going home?

When did a lightpen change the user experience?

Hell, when was the last time you even saw one of these things?

But there's a mouse attached to your computer, and you wouldn't consider using it without one.

Post #46,625

by orion

7/23/02 9:28:31 PM

Not my ball, not my home, not my game.

The Lightpen was really used mostly in Point Of Sale, Medical, Industrial and Mobile computing systems. I admit it is not used in 100% of the systems out there, but it is used. In fact, companies such as this one [link|http://www.inkwellsystems.com/|[link|http://www.inkwellsystems.com/|http://www.inkwellsystems.com/]] seem to be in the business of selling Lightpens and seem to stay in business. If nobody uses Lightpens, then how does this company stay in business since 1983?

Click on that company's technical button and read:

Light pens are perfect for applications where desk space is limited, in harsh workplace environments, and any situation where fast accurate input is desired.

Does that, or does that not change the user experience when in some conditions it may be better to use a Lightpen instead of a mouse? Such as in an assembly plant with little or no deskspace to roll around a mouse, or perhaps a point of sale system on a sales counter?

I am free now, to choose my own destiny.

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Taking your ball and going home? - (pwhysall) - (1) - July 23, 2002, 06:21:35 PM EDT

Not my ball, not my home, not my game. - (orion) - July 23, 2002, 09:28:31 PM EDT

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