Andreas Schuldei dijo [Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 03:33:40PM +0100]: > there appear to be no other linux based handheld wifi barcode > scanners besides the ones we wont get. there are 3-4kE expensive > MSDOS 7.0 based ones from italy, which i am not sure i would > want. they are also the size of a small suitcase and might > require special training to hold longer then 5min. > > aparently the bluetooth based scanners are both smaller and have > more companies producing them. but > - which ones work well with linux? > - would we use a stationary notebook (which we will not get from > intel this year-> ask other companies!) as a bluetooth > basestation? > - is that encrypted, can we regard the trafic to the notebook as > private? Now, why do we need a wireless barcode scanner? If we will depend on having a laptop nearby, we can go for a regular, cheap one (we are looking towards buying some in my institute, I have seen some as cheap as US$70, $100 is a realistic price. > One usecase i envision is to scan people when they enter the > restaurant to see who is entidled for dinner/lunch/whatnot, or > scan them when they order in the restaurant, so that the hotel > knows how many meals they can bill us? > > What other usecases are there? > - quick-registration at the reception (this would not need a > wireless scanner). > - ...? > > Local team: have you guys talked with the hotel and are they fine > with this method of counting/accounting? We have talked with the hotel, they gave a preliminary OK. All in all, I see only use for this at the restaurant - It can be a good point, but I don't think it's absolutely ultimately needed. Greetings, -- Gunnar Wolf - gwolf@gwolf.org - (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF
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