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From: jjs@cbdkc1.UUCP (Jeff Sager)
Newsgroups: net.periphs
Subject: Barcode Printers
Message-ID: <1636@cbdkc1.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Oct-86 12:09:30 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 13 12:09:30 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 14-Oct-86 05:32:20 EDT
Reply-To: jjs@cbdkc1.UUCP ( Jeff Sager 614-860-5265 )
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
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Keywords: barcode printer

I'd like to communicate with anybody who has worked on applications where
it was necessary to be able to print labels with mixed alpha/numeric
characters and barcodes.  The barcodes I'm talking about are the code 39
or two-of-five standards.

We have already done this ourselves with an Intermec model 8625 laser printer,
but we are looking for something cheaper.  The labels do not have to be real
sturdy, the barcodes will only be read two or three times max.

Has anyone used a dot-matrix printer for this type of application?  If so
which one, and how fast was it?  Can a daisy-wheel do barcodes?  Are there
laser printers which can do barcode labels that cost more in the $1000.00
range rather than $5000?

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Sager  AT&T Bell Labs, Columbus Ohio

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