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Twinkle box: a three-dimensional computer input device

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Robert P. Burton,

Ivan E. SutherlandAuthors Info & Claims

AFIPS '74: Proceedings of the May 6-10, 1974, national computer conference and exposition

Pages 513 - 520

https://doi.org/10.1145/1500175.1500278

Published: 06 May 1974 Publication History

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During the past fifteen years, use of two-dimensional computer input/output devices has become commonplace. Since the earliest uses of the light pen for target identification in air defense systems it has been obvious that two-dimensional input would be interesting and useful. A large number of two-dimensional tablets and digitizers have been developed and have come into quite effective use. These devices have made use of mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, and acoustic phenomena. (See bibliographical references.)

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