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Dominik Pfleghaar · 10-13-2000, 02:13 PM

Radio Shack is giving away CAT bar code scanners for free:
http://www.radioshack.com/Partners/C...CATGateway.asp

Anyone here willing to pick one up for me and ship it my way? I'm outside US and can't benefit from this offer.

Please reply here with you email address and I'll get back to you.
TIA!

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Dominik Pfleghaar · 10-13-2000, 02:31 PM

Ah, and I'll pay all the costs (shipping etc), of corse!

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Taxi · 10-13-2000, 07:02 PM

Dom, my dad has one of these things and they are lame. All they do is take you to the web page of the company of the product. It's for people who can't figure out how to use yahoo, or how to type "www.microsoft.com" when they want to hit the company's web site.

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Dominik Pfleghaar · 10-13-2000, 10:32 PM

Yah, I know, but there's another software for it that lets you use it as a regular bar code reader

Taxi · 10-13-2000, 11:50 PM

Ah. Okay, well, I'll get you one, if you want.

(Hopefully you'll get it before next year.)

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clortho · 10-14-2000, 03:53 AM

Yeah, you can use them with DVD Profiler Dom, they're quiite nifty when you don't install the crappy software included.

Clortho

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Dominik Pfleghaar · 10-14-2000, 09:01 AM

Taxi,

thanx for your offer... look out for an email with my new address (I moved in the meantime

)
Take your time

And clortho,

believe it or not, that's exactly why I want one of these things

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Taxi · 10-15-2000, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Take your time

Ouch!

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pharmelink · 10-16-2000, 03:22 PM

Say I recently got informed of DVDProfiler, but own a Mac. Undaunted, I'm running Virtual PC and have entered my collection.

The Cat thing I've checked and again a Windows device, but what is the connection to the computer? parallel, serial (9 or 8 pin) USB, etc.

If I can get the physical connection, the rest should work fine.

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Thanks.

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clortho · 10-17-2000, 02:16 AM

It's a ps/2, it works as a pass-through in the keyboard slot, as thats how it inputs the text/upc number.

Clortho

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Chest Rockwell · 10-18-2000, 12:15 AM

Clortho: Is there some patch or ad-on to make the cat work with DVDProfiler? Or is it already built into the program?

I got the cat and I've been keeping my own spreadsheet of all my movies and records. If this DVDProfiler is cool and if I can use the Cat to input the movies, well....yeah...

Dominik Pfleghaar · 10-19-2000, 10:08 AM

Here's a link to the software you'll need: http://goldsteinsoftware.com/catnip.htm

To set it up for use with dvdprofiler do the following: (this is a quote from a user over at the dvdprofiler forum):

Quote:

To use CatNip with DVD Profiler:

1. "CatNip Settings" screen:
Output Type: Data
Output (.[Period]) Output (Return)

2. "CatNip Profiles" screen:
a. Create a new profile: DVD Profiler
b. Scan Type: UPA
c. Filter: -++++++++++-
d. Leave "Command" blank,
click on "Save Scan"

3. Start DVD Profiler, add a DVD. With the cursor in the UPC entry field, scan the UPC with the CueCat. Voila!

If you change the right hand "Output" field from (Return) to (None) then the proper code will be entered and you can manually press "Enter". My own preference is to let CatNip automatically send the (Return) code.

-drjenkins

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Chest Rockwell · 10-20-2000, 08:45 PM

OH hell yeah! this works great. If you do have the means, I highly reccomend picking one up.

I had the cat because my roommates were all about them so I picked one up while I was waiting on an oil change. I never thought I'd use it. Major appreciation for digital:convergence for providing the world with free bar code scanners. Their stupidity is our gain. Stop by Radio Shack and pick one up

pharmelink · 10-23-2000, 02:37 AM

ok we are going for broke. Had two more friends pick these up, but had no use for them. I'm next.

My plan is to snag a PS/2 to USB adapter, and then run the posted patch on Virtual PC on my Mac!.

It just became personal.... oh well maybe not that personal.

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Drat just went to the RadioShack Website and have to decide if I wait...
"Connecting to an IBM-compatible computer -- featuring a USB port.

Adapter available November 2000.

Connecting to a Macintosh computer

Adapter available January 2001. "

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[This message has been edited by pharmelink (edited 10-22-2000).]

Chest Rockwell · 10-23-2000, 10:10 PM

It's my understanding that the Cat operation on the USB interface won't work with the existing cracks that enable them to be used for programs like DVDProfiler. The PS/2 Cat merely enters Keyboard keystrokes, which are easily intercepted and decoded by the Cat software or your crack program. Apparently the USB won't be so easy because it won't be passing through keyboard keystrokes, but actual data. I'm sure there will be different cracks out once the USB cats have been out for a while, but existing ones, apparently, won't work.

10-13-2000, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dominik Pfleghaar Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Elm Street 123	Bar Code Scanners for Free Radio Shack is giving away CAT bar code scanners for free: http://www.radioshack.com/Partners/C...CATGateway.asp Anyone here willing to pick one up for me and ship it my way? I'm outside US and can't benefit from this offer. Please reply here with you email address and I'll get back to you. TIA! ------------------ Unca Dom dvdfile.com Administrator pfleghaar@dvdfile.com My HT My dvd collection

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10-13-2000, 02:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dominik Pfleghaar Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Elm Street 123	Ah, and I'll pay all the costs (shipping etc), of corse! ------------------ Unca Dom dvdfile.com Administrator pfleghaar@dvdfile.com My HT My dvd collection

10-13-2000, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Taxi Admin Emeritus Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	Dom, my dad has one of these things and they are lame. All they do is take you to the web page of the company of the product. It's for people who can't figure out how to use yahoo, or how to type "www.microsoft.com" when they want to hit the company's web site. ------------------ Taxi DVDFile Administrator

10-13-2000, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dominik Pfleghaar Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Elm Street 123	Yah, I know, but there's another software for it that lets you use it as a regular bar code reader

10-13-2000, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Taxi Admin Emeritus Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	Ah. Okay, well, I'll get you one, if you want. (Hopefully you'll get it before next year.) ------------------ Taxi DVDFile Administrator

10-14-2000, 03:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
clortho Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hemet, Ca	Yeah, you can use them with DVD Profiler Dom, they're quiite nifty when you don't install the crappy software included. Clortho ------------------ I am the Keymaster clortho@hotmail.com

10-14-2000, 09:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dominik Pfleghaar Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Elm Street 123	Taxi, thanx for your offer... look out for an email with my new address (I moved in the meantime ) Take your time And clortho, believe it or not, that's exactly why I want one of these things ------------------ Unca Dom dvdfile.com Administrator pfleghaar@dvdfile.com My HT My dvd collection

10-16-2000, 03:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
pharmelink Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Michigan USA	Say I recently got informed of DVDProfiler, but own a Mac. Undaunted, I'm running Virtual PC and have entered my collection. The Cat thing I've checked and again a Windows device, but what is the connection to the computer? parallel, serial (9 or 8 pin) USB, etc. If I can get the physical connection, the rest should work fine. ------------------ Thanks. Paul H.

10-17-2000, 02:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
clortho Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hemet, Ca	It's a ps/2, it works as a pass-through in the keyboard slot, as thats how it inputs the text/upc number. Clortho ------------------ I am the Keymaster clortho@hotmail.com

10-18-2000, 12:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Chest Rockwell Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	Clortho: Is there some patch or ad-on to make the cat work with DVDProfiler? Or is it already built into the program? I got the cat and I've been keeping my own spreadsheet of all my movies and records. If this DVDProfiler is cool and if I can use the Cat to input the movies, well....yeah...

10-20-2000, 08:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chest Rockwell Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	OH hell yeah! this works great. If you do have the means, I highly reccomend picking one up. I had the cat because my roommates were all about them so I picked one up while I was waiting on an oil change. I never thought I'd use it. Major appreciation for digital:convergence for providing the world with free bar code scanners. Their stupidity is our gain. Stop by Radio Shack and pick one up

10-23-2000, 02:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
pharmelink Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Michigan USA	ok we are going for broke. Had two more friends pick these up, but had no use for them. I'm next. My plan is to snag a PS/2 to USB adapter, and then run the posted patch on Virtual PC on my Mac!. It just became personal.... oh well maybe not that personal. --- Drat just went to the RadioShack Website and have to decide if I wait... "Connecting to an IBM-compatible computer -- featuring a USB port. Adapter available November 2000. Connecting to a Macintosh computer Adapter available January 2001. " ------------------ Thanks. Paul H. View My DVD Collection [This message has been edited by pharmelink (edited 10-22-2000).]

10-23-2000, 10:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Chest Rockwell Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	It's my understanding that the Cat operation on the USB interface won't work with the existing cracks that enable them to be used for programs like DVDProfiler. The PS/2 Cat merely enters Keyboard keystrokes, which are easily intercepted and decoded by the Cat software or your crack program. Apparently the USB won't be so easy because it won't be passing through keyboard keystrokes, but actual data. I'm sure there will be different cracks out once the USB cats have been out for a while, but existing ones, apparently, won't work.