Dale Mentzer wrote:
> On 12 Sep 00 at 0:00, Mark Willis wrote:
> >>(If you go, while there at Radio Shack, if you see a "CueCat" bar code
> >>scanner, know that while free, using them tells them which scanner
> >>you're using, as they're internally serial numbered in the electronics - and
> >>tells you which catalog or magazine or device you own, so they can do market
> >>research for free, once they have you using this device. I think my
> >>privacy's worth something, so if I use those for anything, it'll be for
> >>parts <G>)
>
> Very interesting. I went there today for some fuses for our microwave
> oven (boy, don't you miss those ovens when they're broke?) and got
> one of those scanners. You gotta know that when they give you a nice
> little bit of hardware there's gotta be a downside. Spyware. I don't
> guess it has DOS support? ;)
>
> Regards,
> Dale Mentzer
Dead microwave? Hate it when that happens! <G>
The CueCat just dumps semi-encrypted data to the keyboard port. Driver
should be pretty easy.
Did I mention http://www.flyingbuttmonkeys.com/cuecat/ or
http://www.flyingbuttmonkeys.com/useofthingsyouownisnowillegal/? One of
the links there gives you Perl, Python, JavaScript, TCL, and I forget
how many other drivers. Think it's the second or third link in the
3rd-4th paragraph.
JavaScript to C shouldn't be too hard a conversion <G>
Mark
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