[LM_NET] Target: USB barcode scanners

[timosh <timosh@MCHSI.COM>]

 Greetings:

Our Follett library workstations will be changed over to 
dual-boot Intel Macs in the near future. The old keyboard 
wedge scanners will not work with the Macs, which means I 
have to purchase two new USB barcode scanners.

Have any of you had good/bad experience with specific brands 
of USB barcode
scanners used on Macs? Any recommendations?   I could always 
purchase Follett's scanners, but I feel their prices are far 
out of line for the technology.


For background, we are using Follett Circ+/ Cat+ v6.2.  With 
the Intel Macs, we boot into the Win XP side (since Follett 
6.2 will not work with OS 10.x.)  So far, the Follett 
software is working well on this platform.  However, all the 
old scanners are 5 pin DIN, and the DIN to PS/2 to USB 
adapters will not allow the signal to pass through.
Sooooooo, off we go hunting for recommendations. ;-)


 Thanks for any recommendations.

 Tim O'Shaughnessy
 Moline H. S. Media Center
 3600 Ave. of the Cities
 Moline, IL.  61265
 toshaugh_AT_molineschools_DOT_org
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