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>A cuecat was a second keyboard, as far as your computer was concerned. That's how every USB barcode reader I've used worked too. While the approach is certai
by RulerOf 4y ago
>A cuecat was a second keyboard, as far as your computer was concerned.
That's how every USB barcode reader I've used worked too.
While the approach is certainly very compatible, it left configuration of the device's behavior to be very esoteric. If I wanted to change the key sequence that followed, I had to scan these special programming barcodes[1] to alter its behavior... which is something I never got to work.
1: https://help.eyefinity.com/omew/Barcodes/Programming_Your_Barcode.htm https://help.eyefinity.com/omew/Barcodes/Programming_Your_Ba...
- PaulHoule 4y agoI have one that can be configured to either pretend to be a keyboard or pretend to be a serial device. In terms of reading barcodes though it is absolute rubbish.