From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 26 5: 1:51 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mint.nl.gxn.net (mint.nl.gxn.net [62.100.30.37]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2247C37B407 for ; Tue, 26 Jun 2001 05:01:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from martijn@hikids.myweb.nl) Received: from localhost([127.0.0.1]) (2205 bytes) by mint.nl.gxn.net via sendmail with P:smtp/R:inet_hosts/T:smtp (sender: ) id for questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:01:46 +0200 (MET DST) (Smail-3.2.0.106-3 1999-Mar-31 #11 built DST-Sep-7) Message-Id: Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:01:46 +0200 (MET DST) To: Mike Meyer Cc: questions@freebsd.org From: martijn@hikids.myweb.nl Subject: Re: barcode/magnetic card readers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG You're right. ;) Any scanner that goes in the keyboard interface should work. As long as you have an application that reads out the port to collect the data. You can try it with any text editor. I don't know the cue:cat: though. I only have experience with the Metrologic scanners. (and a bit PSC). Martijn In reply to Mike Meyer on Tue Jun 26 13:54:41 2001: > Martijn van der Jagt types: > > You might try a scanner with a keyboardwedge interface. > > I think those should just work. > > I think the Cue:Cat: fits that category. It plugs into the keyboard > socket on the machine, with a passthrough for the keyboard to plug > into. The cuecat port provides an interface to that that decodes the > output into UPC codes of various kinds. > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]Namens Mike Meyer > > Verzonden: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:48 PM > > Aan: midiostri@in.gr > > CC: questions@freebsd.org > > Onderwerp: Re: barcode/magnetic card readers > > > > > > midiostri@in.gr types: > > > Does anybody have to suggest any barcode/magnetic card readers that work = > > > fine with FreeBSD? > > > > The Cue:Cat: wand scanner works fine with the cuecat port. > > > > > -- > > Mike Meyer http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more > > information. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > -- > Mike Meyer http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message