9 Mar
2011
9 Mar
'11
4:13 p.m.
What was the name of that 2D barcode like print pattern that was used
in the 80s in magazines to provide machine readable source listings?
I remember these appearing in BYTE, at the very least, although I seem
to recall them appearing in other magazines as well.
The idea was that you would use a wand type scanner to read the 2D
strips of data instead of entering the program listings by hand. It
seemed to be mostly used for long BASIC source code listings, although
I think I remember seeing it on some assembly hex dumps as well.
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9 Mar
9 Mar
4:25 p.m.
Richard wrote:
What was the name of that 2D barcode like print
pattern that was used
in the 80s in magazines to provide machine readable source listings?
I remember these appearing in BYTE, at the very least, although I seem
to recall them appearing in other magazines as well.
Cauzin Softstrip
The idea was that you would use a wand type scanner to
read the 2D
strips of data instead of entering the program listings by hand.
Since it was a 2D barcode, a wand type scanner would not be usable.
There were earlier 1D barcodes used for software distribution. One of
the most well-known systems was the HP 82153A Wand used for the HP-41
"calculator".
4:35 p.m.
On 3/9/11 1:25 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
There were earlier 1D barcodes used for software
distribution. One of the most well-known systems was the HP 82153A Wand used for the HP-41
"calculator".
Ooops, was thinking about 1D, instead of 2D
The earliest mention in Byte of 1D is "A Proposed Standard for Publishing Binary Data
in Machine Readable Form" Byte Nov 1976 pg 10
4:40 p.m.
In article <4D77F04E.8060308 at brouhaha.com>,
Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> writes:
Only if you define "wand" as a "point sensor" device. Wands can
certainly be fit with sensors that can sense linear features and not
just point features. The pictures of scanners I remember for these
data strips were handheld and weren't flatbed type imagers because you
needed to scan it out of a magazine that you held.
Al Kossow mentioned Paperbyte, which is the one that I remember from
BYTE magazine.
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Richard wrote:
Well that was one that I remember, but not the one I was thinking about.
What was the name of that 2D barcode like print
pattern that was used
in the 80s in magazines to provide machine readable source listings?
I remember these appearing in BYTE, at the very least, although I seem
to recall them appearing in other magazines as well.
Cauzin Softstrip The idea was
that you would use a wand type scanner to read the 2D
strips of data instead of entering the program listings by hand.
Since it was a 2D barcode, a wand type scanner would not be usable. 
4:28 p.m.
On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, Richard wrote:
What was the name of that 2D barcode like print
pattern that was used
in the 80s in magazines to provide machine readable source listings?
I remember these appearing in BYTE, at the very least, although I seem
to recall them appearing in other magazines as well.
One of them was the Cauzin Soft-strip?
4:30 p.m.
On 3/9/11 1:13 PM, Richard wrote:
What was the name of that 2D barcode like print
pattern that was used
in the 80s in magazines to provide machine readable source listings?
Paperbyte
Jan 78
"Bar Code Loader by Ken Budnick is
the key that unlocks the door to Paperbyte
TM Software Books. Included in this
publication is a brief history of bar codes,
a look at the Paperbyte TM Bar Code format
including flowcharts, and a general bar code
loader algorithm. Well documented programs
with complete implementation and
checkout procedures are included for 6800,
6502 and 8080/Z-80 based systems. Individuals
with computers based on these
processors can use the software directly.
I ndividuals with other processors can use
the provided functional specifications and
detail examples to create 'equivalent programs"
4:34 p.m.
At 03:13 PM 3/9/2011, Richard wrote:
What was the name of that 2D barcode like print pattern
that was used
in the 80s in magazines to provide machine readable source listings?
I remember these appearing in BYTE, at the very least, although I seem
to recall them appearing in other magazines as well.
Cauzin Softstrip. Check the archives, it's been discussed here many times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauzin_Softstrip
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