The Forgotten Realm of 1990s PC Barcode Scanning Kits
LGR
Aug 5, 2025 12:30
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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/strandware-label-matrix-v3
UPC Conspiracy VHS rip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iST5Ip8a9nk
IBM UPC history https://www.ibm.com/history/upc
● Background music licensed from Epidemic Sound:
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