[PLUG] Linux-friendly product bar code scanners

John Sechrest sechrest at gmail.com
Mon Jun 14 17:00:49 UTC 2021


I once thought that I could convert my pile of old Science Fiction books
into a list with barcodes....
Sadly... None of them had barcodes....



On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 8:39 PM Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 3:03 PM Russell Senior
> <russell at personaltelco.net> wrote:
> > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LE5VV1C/
> > "This acts like a keyboard input so whatever you scan is put where the
> > cursor is."
> > I don't have first hand experience with this, just reading what the
> > Interwebs are telling me.
>
> Indeed, the WoneNice WN3300 Barcode Scanner Just Works,
> plugged into a USB port on my Linux laptop.
>
> It emits a string of keyboard-like numbers corresponding
> to the bar code.  It comes with a tiny booklet of
> instructions written in charming Chinglish, followed
> by PAGES of barcodes with "instructions" that can be
> scanned to reprogram the unit.
>
> For example, to include the check digit on a recent
> ISBN, I scan the "EAN13-Enable" and "Show EAN13 Check
> digit" on page 8 of the booklet.  The scanner retains
> programming after unplugging and replugging from USB.
>
> It also reads the catalog bar codes for Multnomah County
> (33168x) and Washington County (33614x) libraries.
>
> When I donate a few thousand books to the Internet
> Archive's digital library (Real Soon Now), I will scan
> the bar codes of the books I put in each shipping box.
> Internet Archive can turn the ISBNs into book information.
> For pre-1970 books, Not So Much.
>
> Now, back to reading ISBN 9780062978158, Beaverton library
> item 33614078458253.
>
> Keith
>
> ----
> Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com
>


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