"Oh good, my light pen has arrived," said a totally normal person in 2026

#retrocomputing

do you guys... do you... do you want to see my light pen?
Unboxing the Warp Speed Light Pen for the IBM PC

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@gloriouscow It is a nice light pen.

My C64 light pen is just Turbo, not Warp Speed, but a lot better quality than the plastic one you showed initially (metal body and tip switch). You may observe it.

@Retrograde

I have taken you up on your offer to observe said pen. I noticed its glossy yet lightly pebbled sheen. The tasteful orange printing. The luxurious spiral cord.

It is a fine pen. You should be proud of it.

@gloriouscow

I hear that we will be using those in the future.

@gloriouscow You can bet your CRT I want to see that
@gloriouscow Yep. Been a fan of those ever since the TO7 I saw at school in the 80s (spent a year in France back then)
@gloriouscow Is it mightier than a light sabre?
@gloriouscow that's normal for me
@foone
Light Pen Alice, who orders 10000 light pens a day, etc.
@gloriouscow

@gloriouscow *Looks around Mastodon.*

I don't know what you mean. You seem normal to me.