Need Pioneer barcode information

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Author: Where there is darkness, light
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 20:42

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Hi, could anyone provide information about the barcodes used with Pioneer
videodisc players?

We wish to incorporate a function for printing these in our software
and have had no luck in getting technical specifications for them from 
Pioneer directly.  Specifically, I need enough information about the
barcodes to write a program to print them.

The person I spoke with at Pioneer was actually quite rude about it; 
you'd think they would be very interested in having people use their 
hardware to its fullest extent.

Thanks!

Kris Bruland
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Re: Need Pioneer barcode information

Author: The Einhorn Family
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1992 03:05

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In article <1992Aug4.204213.3552@henson.cc.wwu.edu>, n8541751@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Where there is darkness, light) writes...
>Hi, could anyone provide information about the barcodes used with Pioneer
>videodisc players?

 ...

>The person I spoke with at Pioneer was actually quite rude about it; 
>you'd think they would be very interested in having people use their 
>hardware to its fullest extent.

Hmm.  Pioneer peddles:  BAR'N'CODER

			Barcode Printing System for the Macintosh Computer
			and Pioneer Videodisc Players

From the back of the documentation

Partial Barcode Bibliography

Books:

LaserBarcode System Guide Book
	available from Pioneer Communications of America

The Bar Code Book
	by Roger C. Palmer

Reading Between the Lines
	by Craig K. Harmon and Russ Adams

	both published by: Helmers Publishing Inc.
			   174 Concord St.
			   Peterborough NH 03458
			   603/924-7408

Periodicals:

IDSystems - The Magazine of Keyless Data Entry
			   Helmers Publish Co.
			   ...

Automatic ID News
			   EDGELL Communications, Inc.
			   1 East First St.
			   Duluth MN 55802
			   218/723-9477


Pioneer Barcode Products:

Product			Model			Suggested Retail

Barcode Reader		UC-V104BC		$130.00
Laser Barcode Tool Kit	BCS-KIT			$195.00
Bar'n'Coder					 $49.95

Adapters for older machines			$149.95

Re: Need Pioneer barcode information

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Author: Elissa Keeler
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 15:58

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In article <1992Aug4.204213.3552@henson.cc.wwu.edu> n8541751@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Where there is darkness, light) writes:
>Hi, could anyone provide information about the barcodes used with Pioneer
>videodisc players?
>
>We wish to incorporate a function for printing these in our software
>and have had no luck in getting technical specifications for them from 
>Pioneer directly.  Specifically, I need enough information about the
>barcodes to write a program to print them.
>
>The person I spoke with at Pioneer was actually quite rude about it; 
>you'd think they would be very interested in having people use their 
>hardware to its fullest extent.

It seems that Pioneer only added the barcode reader and the Bar N Coder
software as an afterthought, since the software is difficult to use and
doesn't allow the flexibility that's necessary for educational products.

Thus, we've developed a Hypercard-based word processor that allows you
to write your documents like you usually would, using whatever formats you
like to use, AND lets you create and insert barcode commands directly into 
your document. You can print these documents on any dot matrix, ink jet, 
or laser printer. All Pioneer barcode commands are supported.

If you've got a copy of Technology and Teacher Education Annual 1992,
there's a good article about this product. 

If you're interested in obtaining a pre-release copy of this software,
currently titled RABID, please contact Robert Miller at RMiller@uh.edu
or me at EKeeler@uh.edu.

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