Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:55:09 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two keyboards Message-ID: <41F33C3D.5050209@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <41F1BAC0.30705@attglobal.net> References: <41F0CF6D.6010907@no-wackos.com> <41F1A7DF.8030803@elischer.org> <41F1BAC0.30705@attglobal.net>
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David Scheidt wrote: > Julian Elischer wrote: > >> >> >> Bram Van Steenlandt wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> For a pos system I am working on I need support for two keyboards >>> (actually one keyboard(ps/2) and one scanner(usb)). >> >> >> >> you can already do this.. >> what makes you call the scanner a keyboard? > > > Proabably, because it acts like one? I don't know about the USB ones, > but PS/2 scanners generated keysym data, just like a real keyboard. The > idea of the hardware people is "They've already got a keyboard, they > take input from it, so let's make the scanner a keyboard!" It makes it > easy to use a barcode reader with an application that doesn't know > anything about barcodes, barcode scanners or the like. the barcode scanners we use just produce a 9600 baud serial stream. > > > David
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