And, as always, do not stare into the laser with remaining eye.
On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 3:03 PM Russell Senior <russ...@personaltelco.net> wrote: > > "This acts like a keyboard input so whatever you scan is put where the > cursor is." > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LE5VV1C/ > > I don't have first hand experience with this, just reading what the > Interwebs are telling me. > > On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM Keith Lofstrom <kei...@kl-ic.com> wrote: > > > > I'm downsizing my personal library, and sending a pallet > > or three of boxed books (also tapes and LPs) to the > > Internet Archive's Digital Library. Their job will be > > easier if I provide barcodes/ISBNs for the items in > > each box. > > > > I hope to purchase a handheld, USB-connected bar code > > reader that works well with Ubuntu LTS on a laptop, > > resulting in a list of bar codes in some appropriate > > format (Openoffice spreadsheet?). > > > > Suggestions for device and open-source software? > > I'll pay extra for ease of use and reduced hassle. > > > > Keith > > > > P.S. I'm transitioning away from Scientific Linux and > > CentOS/Redhat. Mate-Ubuntu has been the least bad of > > many candidates so far, for other reasons too complex > > to describe here. So please, no "use my favorite > > distro instead" suggestions. > > > > -- > > Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com
