[TriLUG] Recommendations on HandHeld Scanners?

[Charles Fischer]

I have use two Wasp Technologies WWS800 wireless scanners.  One was a 
keyboard wedge and the other RS-232.  Hand held and wireless was great for 
inventory control.

Web site:
   http://www.waspbarcode.com/scanners/cordless_barcode_scanner.asp

Good luck
Charles Fischer

At 09:39 AM 12/6/2005, you wrote:
>I do know that ebay is a great place to find these things...I have also used
>the type that acts as a keyboard input device...you can find a used one for
>about 40-50 bucks...it should work the same with linux as it does for
>windows....as long as the application that has focus is set to handle the
>input.
>
>
>On 12/6/05, Glenn Hennessee <Glenn_Hennessee at ncsu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > jonc wrote:
> > > Hello LUGites,
> > >
> > > I'm looking to install an inventory process in my business to handle all
> > > the phones and routers that fly in and out of here. Fortunately most of
> > > these things have nice bar-codes on them with their serial numbers (and
> > > MAC addresses), so I figure a bar-code reader will help me out.
> > >
> > > Anyone using anything particularly nice? Hopefully integrated with
> > > Linux. Hopefully handheld.
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > We have used some barcode scanners here. Unfortunately all we have used
> > are the ones that connect in through the keyboard port. With those you
> > just shoot the barcode when the application is expecting it and it
> > routes through the keyboard interface, no coding at all. The handheld
> > scanners I have looked at connected to the computer via the serial port
> > of the computer. That was several years ago so they may have usb
> > versions now.
> > glenn
> >
> >
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