Re: Digital Signature and Barcode Reader ?

On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 12:26:45PM -0500, George France wrote:
> On Tuesday 28 March 2006 12:05 am, Tom Miller wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > 1.
> > I am looking for a PDA that will run linux and allow me
> > perform both digital signature capture and barcode reader.

Technically, signature capture is quite possible. There are drawing
tools for GPE and opie. At the worst one could just open up a drawing
and have the person sign - then save as png. But using the libraries in
a more deliberate sense is also possible. The barcode reader part is a
little trickier. But I am pretty sure that Todd Blummer's company has
conquered that bit:
http://www.sdgsystems.com/products/mobiliscan/

Buy a sharp zaurus from him with a mobiliscan, then you may be able to
do the signature capture in house. But SDG Systems could probably do
that part on contract as well if they haven't already.

E

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