RE: Barcodes!

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

yep, USPS Global "cheap" service.

5 of them cost $6.50

-----Original Message-----
From: Campbell Macdonald [mailto:c.macd@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 March 2002 00:18
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Barcodes!


Ian,

was your parcel by US mail....the 25 cuecats are about 20lb weight and near
$100 shipping....:-(

Campbell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 10:21 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Barcodes!


> nice collection. a shame we don't have "our man in the US"
>
> The cuecats are about as easy as barcode scanners get!
>
> Ian.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Campbell Macdonald [mailto:c.macd@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 02 March 2002 22:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Barcodes!
>
>
> There is currently a box for 25 including cables....unfortunately
won't
ship
> outside US....
> have to make do with the one on order via Canada
>
> Campbell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
> To: "UKHA Mailing List" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 2:30 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Barcodes!
>
>
> > Well, our box of *five* cue-cat readers arrived from the States.
(not
two
> > months after all)
> >
> > Can I just reiterate, i got *five* of these for $9.99USD and
$6.50
> shipping.
> > They come up on ebay a lot.
> >
> > These are incredibly dinky (especially if you remove the dodgy
"cat"
> > plastics)
> >
> > In a fit of "keen" I hacked two of them to remove the
serial number and
> > encryption, and now have two "native" PS/2 scanners.
> >
> > That's when Jenni had an idea. Perhaps the serial number placed
in the
> scan
> > by Digital Convergence is useful. We intend to use three of the
scanners
> > either "built in" or sat beside:
> >
> > 1) The Fridge
> > 2) The Freezer
> > 3) The Main Food Cupboards
> >
> > (The other two become one on my PC for barcode databse
maintenance/dev
> work
> > ane one for the laptop)
> >
> > The native cuecat returns this:
> > .C3nZC3nZC3nWChvYCxf1D3nY.bNjW.DNnZC3b3Dhn0C3TZEW. when I scan a
300ml
> > bottle of macleans complete care coolmint mouthwash. (happened to
be on
my
> > desk)
> >
> > Loading the "catnip" software for removing encryption
provides many
> options
> > for processing, including passing the (decrypted) Serial Number +
Barcode
> > with a "." seperator
> >
> > With catnip in place, it becomes the rather clearer:
> > 000000003361226401.5000347070808
> >
> > Given that the serial number for each cat is always the same, I
can then
> use
> > this sequence of kepresses (000000003361226401.) as a girder
trigger
event
> > to mean "incoming scan from the fridge" (or, at least,
thats the plan)
> >
> > Next steps:
> > 1) extending the PS/2 connection over the CAT-5 to the Kitchen
without
> > spending £100 on an extender!
> > 2) running two/three cue-cats over this extended link (I have
already
ran
> > all five at once here on my desk!)
> > 3) scanning *everything* in the cupboard as a test of how fast it
is.
> > 4) Scanning and OCRing my last ASDA receipt, which includes the
following
> on
> > each line:
> > Item Name, Barcode Number, Cost per Item
> >
> > Ian.
> >
> >
> >
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