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| − | A light pen is a pointing device which is used by placing the stylus directly on a CRT monitor to control it. These were popular in the 1980s but fell out of favor a decade later as most computer users opted to use a mouse or drawing tablet. | + | A light pen is a pointing device which is used by placing the stylus directly on a CRT monitor to control it. On the Amiga, a light pen can be read by the Agnus chip. These devices were popular in the 1980s but fell out of favor a decade later as most computer users opted to use a mouse or drawing tablet. |
Latest revision as of 23:19, 2 March 2023
A light pen is a pointing device which is used by placing the stylus directly on a CRT monitor to control it. On the Amiga, a light pen can be read by the Agnus chip. These devices were popular in the 1980s but fell out of favor a decade later as most computer users opted to use a mouse or drawing tablet.
