ODD INPUTS AND PECULIAR PERIPHERALS: USING A COMMODORE LIGHT PEN ON A MODERN(ISH) COMPUTER
If you worked with computers back in the 1970s, there’s a good chance you used a light pen at some point: a simple input device that you’d point at the CRT screen to highlight text, choose menu options or manipulate graphic objects. Although ubiquitous in those days, the light pen lost the battle for ergonomics […]