RE: Acorn reminiscing WAS Barcode Scanner Purchase

[Robert Chasmer <robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx>]

James Hoye [mailto:james.hoye@xxxxxxx] wrote:
> Rob Chasmer wrote:
> > Well they certainly look pretty good.  I remember using a very
old
> > scanner connected to my BBC Micro that you had scan from left to
> > right, at a very consistant speed.  At one point Acorn User even
had
> > some program listings that you could scan in, instead of type in.
> > Ahh the days before discs/cds were on the magazine covers.

> I still have the barcode reader somewhere.  Alas, I sold my BBC B
> to fund an A310 (which I still have mothballed in the loft).  Also
> got an EPROM programmer... used about twice!

I've still got an EPROM programmer, and UV Eraser as well.  Though I've
not got a BBC to connect them too though.  I still use my Risc PC at
home, my sister has got my OLD nearly dead A310 which she uses for email.

Hopefully this new barcode reader will be a bit better than the old
beeb one.


Rob

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