These days, digital is definitely in. Is it time to send the Office pen and Paper supply into retirement? Let’s find out.

Do you know when in history the pen became a technological innovation? Well, it can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians in 3000 BC, who used a reed dipped in ink. Or, if you want to trace it back to metal nibs, that would put it at 79 AD. And ballpoint pens were patented in 1888 AD—but weren’t widely used until about 50 years later. And the pencil? The graphite-filled version that we all remember from school has been around in a rough state since 1662.