10 Nov
1998
10 Nov
'98
2:07 a.m.
>
>Thanks to Kai's generosity I finally fulfilled my lifelong quest to
obtain
a SoftStrip
reader at the VCF. I am complete.
Naw... you are only complete when you find a copy of the software to
generate the Causin bar codes (yes, they did actually sell it!) and start
archiving your software on reams of paper!
...and when you find it, I want a copy too!
-jim 
10 Nov
10 Nov
4:31 a.m.
At 05:07 PM 11/10/98 +0100, you wrote:
Eh? What's going on here? Is the barcode format
not documented?
These were specially designed (and Patented BTW) 2D bar codes that looked
something like a frame of 'snow' from a TV set that wasn't connected to
anything. The 2D nature allowed one to store I believe on the order of 1K
bytes in a strip that was about 1.5" wide by 8" long. The whole system was
in answer to the question of 'its a pain to re-type in these listings by
hand so I can try out the software.' it has since been replaced by the web.
--Chuck
7:13 a.m.
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 Philip.Belben(a)pgen.com wrote:
Eh? What's going on here? Is the barcode format not documented?
If it is, should be trivial to write software to generate barcodes
If it ain't, why is this system so desirable?
Because it was COOL, man!
No other reason, really.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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>Thanks to
Kai's generosity I finally fulfilled my lifelong quest to
obtain
a
SoftStrip reader at the VCF. I am complete.
Naw... you are only complete when you find a copy of the software to
generate the Causin bar codes (yes, they did actually sell it!) and start
archiving your software on reams of paper!
...and when you find it, I want a copy too!
-jim
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