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Disco balls, shag carpet and barcodes
Wednesday, Oct 28 2009 | Author and
categories:Andrew Goss
| client news
I'm not one to blog about client news, but this one
was just too out of the norm to pass up. Recently,
VOXUS client Ryzex announced the oldest operational
barcode device as part of its Big Upgrade contest
(www.bigupgrade.com). But what's even more
interesting is that after combing through numerous
entries, Ryzex found what it believed to be the
oldest operational barcode device on the same day the
Google logo was replaced by the ubiquitous
black-and-white barcode design. This was done to
celebrate the 57th anniversary of the first barcode patent.
The oldest device, the MSI 2100 from the early 1970s, was found to be the oldest operational barcode device out of two months of submissions. The portable data collection terminal is battery powered and even includes a cassette tape for data memory... and get this IT STILL WORKED! So I admit this isn't as catchy as finding the first mobile phone, but for someone who lives and breathes AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture) devices, this is pretty cool.
-posted by Andrew
The oldest device, the MSI 2100 from the early 1970s, was found to be the oldest operational barcode device out of two months of submissions. The portable data collection terminal is battery powered and even includes a cassette tape for data memory... and get this IT STILL WORKED! So I admit this isn't as catchy as finding the first mobile phone, but for someone who lives and breathes AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture) devices, this is pretty cool.
-posted by Andrew