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Light pens are frequently used by graphic designers, illustrators and drafting engineers.
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A light pen is a input device used with a computer or interactive display systems. It is used to point to displayed objects on a CRT and can detect light emitted by the screen's electron beam. They were popular in the 1980s but have been largely replaced by touchscreens and stylus pens.
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What are the uses of light pen?
The light pen is used to draw objects on a CRT computer screen. They are also used to display objects over computer devices.
Output device used to draw building plans?
Mouse or light pen
What is the light pen used for?
lots of ways! like reading
What is another name for the light pen?
a pen light :)
What are the functions of the light pen?
function of light pen
How did touch screen start?
The forerunner to the touch screen was the light pen. A light pen would be used to select buttons or check boxes on a standard CRT.
Can a light pen be shared on a network?
no it cannot be used as a sharing device.
Can a light pen shared on a network?
no it cannot be used as a sharing device.
Inventor of light pen?
The inventor of the light pen was MIT in 1952. It is a computer accessory that is commonly found in businesses. It is also used with some handheld mobile devices.
Is a light pen a input or output?
Light Pen is an input Device.
Is a light pen a input output?
Light Pen is an input Device.
What is a light pen?
A light pen is a computer input device in the form of a light-sensitive wand used in conjunction with a computer's CRT TV set or monitor. It allows the user to point to displayed objects, or draw on the screen, in a similar way to a touch screen but with greater positional accuracy. A light pen can work with any CRT-based display, but not with LCD screens (though Toshiba and Hitachi displayed a similar idea at the "Display 2006" show in Japan[1]), projectors and other display devices. An input device that utilizes a light-sensitive detector to select objects on a display screen. A light pen is similar to a mouse, except that with a light pen you can move the pointer and select objects on the display screen by directly pointing to the objects with the pen.
