A stylus (plural: styli or styluses) is a writing utensil. The word is also used for a computer accessory (PDAs). It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen. Many styluses are heavily curved to be held more easily. Another widely-used writing tool is the stylus used by blind users in conjunction with the slate for punching out the dots in Braille.

Styli were first used by the ancient Mesopotamians in order to write in cuneiform, Egyptians (Middle Kingdom), and the Minoans of Crete (Linear A and Cretan Hieroglyphic) made in various materials: reeds that grew on the sides of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and in marshes and down to Egypt where the Egyptians used styluses from sliced reeds with sharp points; bone and metal styli were also used. Cuneiform was entirely based on the "wedge-shaped" mark that the end of a cut reed made when pushed into a clay tablet, hence the name "cuneiform" from Latin cuneus = "wedge". The linear writings of Crete in the first half of the second millennium BC were made on sun dried clay tablets that were left to dry in order to become 'leather' hard before they were incised by the stylus. The linear nature of the writing was also dictated by the use of the stylus.

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When you order a palm centro phone from cingular does a stylus come included in the package?
Q. When i get my phone i don't want the screen to get covered in fingerprints so does it come with an included stylus and if not where can i buy one?
Asked by Candy - Sun Oct 26 11:29:22 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yes. Your palm centro will come with a stylus. It will be a plastic stylus that matches the color of the phone. If you want to order more you can get them directly from the company at palmone.com or there are lots of websites out there that offer metal stylii that fit into the same slot. Try treonauts.com or everythingcentro.com
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A. Uninstall the current driver and any other software that came with your printer, then reinstall the English version. If you have the installation CD, be sure you select English when you reinstall. If you don't have the CD, or your CD does not provide an option to install the English version, download the latest drivers and software from the Epson website. You can find downloads for your printer at
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A. I bet your manual would tell you
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