On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 15:18, Thunder Bear wrote: > On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 14:51, Andrew Perrin wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a *cheap* barcode scanner that will work under linux > > (debian)? I'll be using it to barcode outgoing surveys, then scan in their > > IDs when they're returned. > > Cue::Cat > > You can get it for free from Radio Shack (serial version) or online from > IBM (USB). Follow any of the excellent guides out there on how to > "neuter" the cuecat which will take out the encryption. It is very easy > for someone clueless with electronics (I did it... 'nuff said).
Unfortunately, IBM isn't distributing them anymore, and I don't think RadioShack is either. The company, last I heard, was either in big trouble or had already filed for bankruptcy. Other than that, of course, it would be a great idea. :-) Tanner -- Tanner Lovelace | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ --*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*-- GPG Fingerprint = A66C 8660 924F 5F8C 71DA BDD0 CE09 4F8E DE76 39D4 GPG Key can be found at http://wtl.wayfarer.org/lovelace.gpg.asc --*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*-- Those who are willing to sacrifice essential liberties for a little order, will lose both and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure. -- Justice Thurgood Marshall, 1989 _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
