Re: What is this hardware?

[Charles Stephens <devnull@dobbs.eng.sun.com>]

>>>>> "TS" == tws  <adoyson@nccn.net> writes:

 TS> I have a PEN that plugs into the GamePort of the Apple II It
 TS> shines a red light at whatever you point it at.

 TS> It returns an ON for PushButton2 when it is pointed at WHITE
 TS> paper It returns an OFF for PB2 when it is pointed at Writing on
 TS> paper.

 TS> Is this a bar code reader?  I know it is NOT a light pen, because
 TS> it supplies a light source, and it doesn't work properly as a
 TS> light pen (wont detect 'light' from the monitor)

Most likely.  Try to take samples in a loop and run it across a UPC
bar code.

cfs
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