Steve
On Mon, 9 Jan 1995, Leonard Cavalier wrote:
> I haven't received my "free deluxe pen" either. I sent the card in about 2
> months ago, though. Maybe when the Zoomers went on sale for $160 at
> Price/COSTCO they were flooded with requests for the pens and are having
> trouble keeping up. Oh, well.
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> As for a good substitute pen, I have discovered the utility of the BIC brand
> mechanical pencils. They are made of plastic and come in either black with
> bright colored "trim" or in multi-wild-colored bodies. With the lead fully
> pushed in, the pencils make a nice full-size stylus for the Zoomer. The
> plastic tip is friendly to the Zoomer screen - after using one for a month and
> a half I see no scratches or other problems - and the tip is narrow enough to
> write a line like the built-in pen. The nice thing is that they are so cheap,
> I bought a 10-pack and keep them everywhere so I always have a full-sized
> stylus handy.
>
> - Leonard Cavalier
> cavalier@oasys.dt.navy.mil
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