on Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 07:16:12PM +0100, Angel (aparra@idecnet.com) wrote: > Matthew Sackman wrote: > > > > Dear all! > > > > I have been asked to start looking into providing an EPOS system for > > the shop that I work at. I am hoping to be able to develop all the > > software myself (using Perl and the GTK+ bindings). However, I have > > no idea about how well or otherwise bar code scanners work under > > Linux. > > > > Does anyone have any information as to which scanners are > > particularly good/bad and how they should be connected etc etc, and > > the same for cash-drawer triggers? > > > > Any info is very gratefully received. > > I have use some of then that only works as a "keyboard", gets the > number as if you have typed it, of course they connect to the keyboard > plug, so you don't need any driver .... Second that. We're playing with same at work. Just plug it into the port and scan away. Scanner control sequences are also fun. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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