I talked with a guy over at EDP, who says this label
was code39, but modified at the request of STK.
when IBM made their barcode readers, they decided to
just support the STK standard.
They talked with Symbol a while back to develop barcode readers
that will work with these, and the symbology was called
"Tri-optic Code39"
So, we found a number of these scanners on Symbols web site
(considerable more expensive than I thought) that supported this
standard.
However, when we first started looking for this, a reseller
claimed they sent symbol a sample of our labels, and they said
they didn't have anything that will scan it....
I am trying now to get a demo of the trioptic scanner to try myself.
shawn
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
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But I don't think they have a standard start or stop code/char...
We ran into the same problem about a year or two ago.
Good luck in finding something that will read it 'cause we couldn't
Dwight
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From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 8:42 AM
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Subject: Re: Portable Barcode Scanner for 3590?
>I looked all over the place and found references that
>this is a code 39 type label, but our code 39 scanner
>could not scan it.
Shawn - From info I compiled in http://people.bu.edu/rbs/ADSM.QuickFacts:
3590 barcode Is formally "Automation
Identification
Manufacturers Uniform Symbol
Description
Version 3", otherwise known as Code
39.
It runs across the full width of the
label. The two recognized vendors:
Engineered Data Products (EDP)
Tri-Optic
Wright Line Tri-Code
Ref: Redbook "IBM Magstar Tape
Products
Family: A Practical Guide", topic
Cartridge Labels and Bar Codes.
I should think that those two vendors could either supply or guide you to a
supplier of such a barcode reader.
Richard Sims, BU
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