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The original pointing device, predating the touchscreen by roughly five thousand years.
ancient originSumerians pressed cuneiform into clay with reed styli
name sourceLatin stilus, also root of the word style
comeback storyKilled by fingers, revived by artists wanting precision
palm pioneerPalmPilot's Graffiti made stylus handwriting mainstream in 1996
pressure awareModern tips sense thousands of force levels