How Can I Use The CueCat barcode reader to read barcodes?
The CueCat is was product from Digital:Convergence Corporation and was marketed through Radio Shack. The barcode scanner was basically a wedge reader that fits between the keyboard and the computer. It was designed to work with software to allow you to scan a UPC barcode and then take you to a specific web page that’s directly related to the product or advertisement you scanned. The scanner was discontinued in 2000, but the following may help those that still own CueCats. Some people have asked how you can use the reader to simply read barcode without using the company’s software. There are several program projects at Freshmeat.net. You can find some more details about the data structure at SlashDot.org. There is a large collection of software drivers here! There is an excerpt from RFC 1341 which defines Base64 encoding (handy if you want to write your own software to decode the output. You should be aware that Digital:Convergence Corporation has issued some letters demanding that thes
