Re: Follett's offer on CCD wedge

[Jeanne Wingate <jwingate@TENET.EDU>]

To Suzanne, Mark, and other Unison colleagues:

I have LOVED our new CCD scanner this fall!  Although I cannot address
the technical issues, I can tell you that it does work well with Unison
version 1.21 of Circ+/Cat+.

Yes, the scans are much more reliable with the CCD than the light
pen/barwand.  It is still possible to misread a barcode-either
patron or title-if the CCD scanner is held at a certain angle.
Therefore, you still need to glance at the screen to verify the transaction.

The cost is well-justified, although I believe that Follett should have
included the $50.00 stand in its original price.

For what it's worth...

Jeanne Wingate     <jwingate@tenet.edu>     Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
Library Media Specialist        North Euless Elementary
WPhone: (817) 354-3505          1101 Denton Drive
        (817) 267-6485          Euless, Texas  76039
"It's not that I know more about technology. I'm just confused at a higher
level!"  --Anonymous


 On Tue, 3 Oct 1995, PekePerson wrote:

>
> I'd like the same questions answered by anyone who's using the Unison
> version of Circ*/Cat+, and has gone from using a barwand to the CCD
> wedge.  (Thanks, Mark, for the well-thought-out questions :-)!)
>
> Suzanne Franklin, District Librarian          e-mail : suzannef@tenet.edu
> Jourdanton I.S.D.                             phone  : 210-769-3548 x 229
> 200 Zanderson                                 fax    : 210-769-3905
> Jourdanton, TX   78026
>
>
> On Mon, 2 Oct 1995, Mark Williams wrote:
>
> > Has anyone out there used a CCD wedge with the pre-Unison 7.78n version
> > of Circ+/Cat+ successfully?  Can both the keyboard and scanner work
> > together?  Do you have to remove the existing gameboard or just
> > disconncet the barwand?  Does it really give more reliable scans than a
> > barwand?  And does one have to remove the "kreg" driver from the software
> > so the new scanner will work?  At the end of the day, is it worth the
> > $500 for the more robust version (or the $400 for the economy version),
> > or would I just be adding more stresss to my life?   8-)   Please reply
> > to my address above.  TIA,
>
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