FIGURE C

PDA P55 Custom Deluxe Styli for the Palm V hit the nail on the head. Click picture for a larger image.

These have a flat top like a nail, making them easy to pry out of their tight fit in the slot. They're also noticeably heavier than other replacements. Models are available for the Visor and all Palm devices including the new Palm m100.

Combinations
Free of the size limits of replacements, combination units are full-size writing tools with stylus tips. They come in some surprisingly fancy packaging, making them excellent gifts.

The Dr. Grip T104
A two-way combo is a stylus plus a pen or pencil. Dr. Grip makes a nice stylus/pen model in their popular fat cushion design. It's at http://www.pentopia.com/styluspens.htm and is shown in Figure D.

FIGURE D

The Dr. Grip T1041 combines a stylus and pen. Click picture for a larger image.

PREMIERpoint Styus/Pen
Another unique design is the PREMIERpoint Styus/Pen (a.k.a., the Throttle), which looks like an early guided missile with a proboscis monkey's nose for a tip. It's at http://safe1.access3000.net/Tango3.acgi$/Tango3/newttools/order.taf?_function=list&category=executive&_start=1 and is pictured in Figure E.

FIGURE E

The Throttle is Al Gore's stylus of choice. Click picture for a larger image.

Press the plunger, and a pen tip appears. This eye-catching "love it or hate it" design comes in brushed silver metal and plastic. According to Jim Myers at StylusCentral, Al Gore is handing out the plastic version on the campaign trail, imprinted with "Gore-Lieberman," of course.

Fisher Space Pen
The world-famous Fisher Space Pen Company now offers a stylus model called the Bullet Pen, in case you need to write something on greasy paper while upside down in sub-zero weather, underwater. It's pictured in Figure F, and can be found at http://www.styluscentral.com/fisbulspacpe.html.

FIGURE F

Fisher Space Pen's Bullet Pen has a stylus on one end.

This is the only stylus pen that comes with its own biography, which you can read at http://www.spacepen.com/usa/history/index.htm.

Lamy
The sleek Lamy CPI Twin Pen at http://www.pencity.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/Lamy/CP1Twin.htm?E+scstore would look right at home in the uniform pocket of a stealth fighter pilot. It's pictured in Figure G.

FIGURE G

Lamy's CPI Twin Pen is quite dashing. Click picture for a larger image.

PDA Panache Duo
One of my favorite dual models was the elegant brass PDA Panache Duo at http://www.pdapanache.com/catalog/2.cfm. It's shown in Figure H.

FIGURE H

Twist the barrel of the PDA Panache Duo to switch tips.

I say it was my favorite because I loaned mine to my wife, and she won't give it back. Maybe I can trade her for the Space Pen.

Rotring Quatro Executive
A three-way combination is typically a stylus plus a pen and pencil, so a four-way would include a black ballpoint, a blue ballpoint, a 0.05mm mechanical pencil, and a stylus in one. That's just what you'll find in the Rotring Quatro Executive at http://www.styluscentral.com/rotquatex.html. It's shown in Figure I.