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Contents 1 Revoved Tag 2 What about artist touch pads 3 Definition of "Input Device" 4 Vandalism 5 Keyboards 6 Dimensions 7 Joke in Histroy

[edit] Revoved Tag

I removed the attention tag. I cleaned up the list quite a lot, and added contents and headings. Still could do with more entries though --213.106.113.196 09:43, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What about artist touch pads

This article doesn't mention anything about those drawing touch pads that computer artists can use to draw paint and sketch with. What are those called?

[edit] Definition of "Input Device"

I have been looking for the definition of "Input Device" and it is basically vague. It usually mentions it as a device for input. I agree with it under most circumstances. However, when it comes to "microphone", I always hesitate. In my opinion, an input device is for converting analogue signal into a digital one so that it can be processed by the computer. However, "microphones", in a general sense, do not.

I raise this question here because many of my students have the misconception that they can always input their voice wtih a microphone, even there is not any sound card installed.

Of course, I understand that most computers nowadays come with an internal sound card. However, I think that this somehow disrupt the understanding of how computer works with the input from us. 08:04, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Even more interesting is that "digital camera" was included as an input device. It's a stand-alone device with its own mass storage. The fact that it can be connected to a computer doesn't make it a computer's input device. Matti —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 09:26, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Please do not vandalise this page. A nipple is not a gaming device and a man thing is not a pointing device.

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This is the only warning you will receive for your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did to Input device, you will be blocked from editing. Ward3001 15:17, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I got this message when browsing Wikipedia. What this means? Who is Ward3001? I contribute to Tamil Wikipedia and not English. What is this vandalism?

[edit] Keyboards

Shouldn't keyboard be on this page?

[edit] Dimensions

the number of degrees of freedom involved (e.g. many mice allow 2D positional input, but some devices allow 3D or more; the Logitech Magellan Space Mouse has 6 degrees of freedom)

3D or more? Is that possible? Ok, maybe it is by using some tricks, but the example (the Logitech Magellan Space Mouse) sounds suspicious. "6 degrees of freedom" means 3D, not 6D, but the. this is balls. way the article says it makes it seem like it has 6 dimensions of freedom, which is of course impossible (as we know it). Whoever wrote that must have been confused, I'll change it to make more sense unless someone complains. --76.188.148.173 03:56, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Joke in Histroy

There's "People who like men are gay and should not be alive." in the History section. please remove it, anybody? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Qdwe (talk • contribs) 04:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)