The Forgotten Realm of 1990s PC Barcode Scanning Kits

BARCODES! No one gives 'em a second thought anymore. Yet they were once exciting, cutting edge tech. Heck, old computer magazines often had entire sections dedicated to UPC scanning and software. So I finally got a PC barcode reader kit from 1994 and used it with some POS applications! And Duke 3D.

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● Pertinent links:
Label Matrix floppy archive https://archive.org/details/strandwar...
UPC Conspiracy VHS rip    • UPC Codes and 666 [VHS] [1994] [Christian ...  
IBM UPC history https://www.ibm.com/history/upc

● Background music licensed from Epidemic Sound:
https://www.epidemicsound.com

00:00 barcodes! who cares?
00:41 computer barcode kits
01:34 1970s UPC codes
02:26 cultural impact
04:12 history of invention
06:02 Percon Bar Code Basics
07:10 unboxing the box
09:57 wand tests, first scans
11:58 wedge programming
13:05 Label Matrix for DOS
14:34 Label Matrix for Windows
15:29 Keystroke POS programs
18:08 credit card reader
19:00 teardown, chips inside
20:02 but can it game??
21:00 Duke Nukem 3D lulz
24:46 outroduction

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