[colug-432] Bar Codes

[Greg Sidelinger]

Used to use Welch-Allyn scanners years ago at work.  They where all ps/2
based and acted just like a keyboard so they would work with any OS.  Ive
used a few others since then but I cant recall the brands. However they all
worked just like a keyboard, scan and the decoded barcode showed up just
like if I typed it.  Once you know what type of bar codes you want to read
you should be able to find a low cost scanner that acts as a usb or ps2
device.

Greg


On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Peter Kukla <fruviad at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Why not just call Home Depot and ask them?
>
> On a related topic...does anyone have any recommendations for cheap,
> Linux-friendly barcode scanners?
>
> -peter
>
>
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 9/16/11, Thomas W. cranston <cranston.thomas at gmail.com>*wrote:
>
>
> From: Thomas W. cranston <cranston.thomas at gmail.com>
> Subject: [colug-432] Bar Codes
> To: "Central OH Linux User Group - 432xx" <colug-432 at colug.net>
> Date: Friday, September 16, 2011, 2:18 PM
>
> Hi
>
> A little off subject
>
> I am trying to identify where something comes from by the 12 digits
> associated with a bar code.
>
> Home Depot sells 1 x yellow pine, but not int the lengths I want. I want
> to find out who mills the lumber. Each piece has a bit of plastic with a
> bar code stapled to it. In this case the numbers associated w/the bar
> code are 0 99167 21015 5. There is no company name printed along with
> the bar code.
>
> Lumber yards where I live no longer carry what I need.
>
> Is there anyway I can determine who the manufacturer is?
>
> Tom
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