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Re: Paper tape readers for micros
- Subject: Re: Paper tape readers for micros
- From: theusch@centurytel.net (Theusch Family)
- Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 15:04:42 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: CenturyTel.Net
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On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 01:04:10 GMT, "Frank Townsend"
<ftownsen@iamdigex.net> wrote:
>The CueCat has been the subject of some controversy. Seems that each unit
>has a unique embedded serial number which (surprise, surprise) gets
>transmitted to the parent company each time you scan something. Essentially
>tracks your economic moves. Spooky, eh?
>
Only if you are running the CueCat software while scanning. If you
simply use it as a keyboard device in Word an encoded barcode string
is "typed." I haven't figured out the code yet...
>See http://air-soldier.com/~cuecat/
>
>From: "Alan Jones" <alanjv@nospam.home.com>
>Subject: Re: Paper tape readers for micros. (Re: I feel 31337!111!!)
>Date: Thursday, January 25, 2001 6:22 PM
>
>Has anyone adapted that CueCat thing and been able to read some of
>those archaic barcode like data things?
>
>