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Date:      Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:17:32 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Janko van Roosmalen <janko@compuserve.com>
To:        Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: :CueCat device driver
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009010012140.953-100000@parmenides.utp.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000830222607.A4965@bsd.planetwe.com>

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On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Steve Price wrote:

> Has anyone started writing a device driver for the :CueCat barcode
> scanner?  I see someone has already written a Linux driver but since
> it is under the GPL that pretty much precludes someone from using
> that code in a BSD kernel.
> 
> If you don't know what I'm talking about then you should start here.
> 
> 	http://www.cuecat.com/
> 
> In short it is a barcode scanner that for a while you can get free
> from the RadioShack nearest you.  I've been looking for programming
> docs but haven't found any yet.  You can plug it inline with your
> PS/2 keyboard and it looks like it just generates keyboard scancodes.
> 
> -steve
> 

If it generates keyboard scancodes you do not need a driver at all. My
brother has been writing POS and stock control systems for years with this
type of scanners under DOS/Windows and Xenix.

Janko



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