(SUMMARY) barcode scanners, anyone?

All, Many replied that with the wedge given, the scanner I have will just "type in" the scanned code through the keyboard port. The LL-425 controller can be programmed (by scanning barcodes ;-) to a variety of wedges and systems - I reset it to IBMPC PS/2. This helped some, but not much. The scanner still made my PC (a laptop) go nuts. Thanks to a local friend, who mentioned that most laptops have a detection system on the (single) PS/2 port, to see whether the user connected a mouse or a keyboard to it. It defaults to a mouse, so, if a keyboard doesnt ID itself, it will assume a mouse. Guess what? The scanner doesn't ID as a keyboard, so, was seen as a mouse by the lappy. Which produces, uhh, weird results ;-) I forced it into keyboard mode by connecting a PS/2 keyboard to the scanner, and indeed, it works ! Had I tested this on a regular, 2-port PC, it would have worked right away. Thanks to all who have responded! This beastie will be used to help me archive CD's and tapes on a barcode basis... much easier for the database! Cheers, Fred