RE: Reading scales interactively into a CA 5250 session

[Carl Friedberg <friedberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well... let's see, about 15 years ago, I had to work with a small scale
interfaced to a serial port on a (it doesn't exist anymore, doesn't matter);
the scale was used to weigh rolls of newsprint (in the neighborhood of 500
to 3000 pounds, depending on whatever). There also was a barcode reader
interfaced to a glass tube as a keyboard device. I know there are barcode
readers today which interface as a keyboard device; I've just never used
one. I also don't know if they play with 525x's either... But, it will be a
lot of fun, esp. in Java... Carl

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Simpson [mailto:nathansimpson@optusnet.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 11:59 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Reading scales interactively into a CA 5250 session


Hi there,
We would like to know if anyone has got anything like the above description
going in their workplace.

We would like to have scales connected to the serial port of a PC which read
in data and place it directly into a 5250 display.

We would like to do the same with bar code readers as well.

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Wish list.

My preference would to write something in Java and use IBM Network Stations.
Does anyone know if this would be possible. But first things first.

--
Regards,
Nathan Simpson
Australian Wool Handlers
nathansimpson@optusnet.com.au

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