light pen
CRT input device
A light pen is a handheld pointing device used with older computer monitors, shaped like a pen and connected by a cable.
The user touches it to the screen to select items or draw, with the pen detecting light from the display to determine position.
Light pens were common in the 1970s and 80s but were superseded by the mouse and touchscreens.
Technical drawing technology
- computer-aided designSoftware for technical drawings
- graphicsVisual design elements
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
plotting · engineering · technical drawing · schematic · diagram · architectural · design · air traffic control
Pointed implement for marking
- CRTVacuum tube display
- cathode ray tubeElectron-beam display device
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- screenDisplay or barrier
photodetector · sensor · wand · tip · cord · tethered · barrel · button
Directing attention somewhere
- selectingPicking from options
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- sketchingMaking rough drawings
tracing · menu selection · target acquisition · on-screen · positioning · tracking · hit detection
Decade after WWII
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- IBMMultinational technology corporation
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- terminalAt the endpoint
legacy · obsolete · predecessor · vintage · retrocomputing · pioneering
CAD
Technical drawing technology
- computer-aided designSoftware for technical drawings
- graphicsVisual design elements
- illustrationPicture explaining something
drafting · plotting · engineering · technical drawing · schematic · diagram · architectural · design · air traffic control · military
stylus
Pointed implement for marking
- CRTVacuum tube display
- cathode ray tubeElectron-beam display device
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
screen · photodetector · sensor · wand · tip · cord · tethered · barrel · button · housing
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
sketching · tracing · menu selection · target acquisition · on-screen · positioning · tracking · hit detection
1950s
Decade after WWII
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- IBMMultinational technology corporation
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
terminal · legacy · obsolete · predecessor · vintage · retrocomputing · pioneering
- input devicesmouse, keyboard, trackball, trackpad, joystick
- user interfacestouchscreen, keyboard, mouse, button, cursor
- typing toolskeyboard, typewriter, keypad, numeric keypad, number pad
- Amstrad CPCcassette deck, green screen, firmware, floppy drive, Roland
light penmouse
Small gnawing mammal
trackball · keyboard · touchpad · trackpoint · gesture control
light, pen, lights, lighted, lighting, lighter, lightest, enlighten, enlightenment