Subject: Re: What is this hardware? From: Charles Stephens Date: Tue, Jul 21, 1998 19035Î EDT Message-id: >>>>> "TS" == tws writes: TS> I have a PEN that plugs into the GamePort of the Apple II It TS> shines a red light at whatever you point it at. TS> It returns an ON for PushButton2 when it is pointed at WHITE TS> paper It returns an OFF for PB2 when it is pointed at Writing on TS> paper. TS> Is this a bar code reader? I know it is NOT a light pen, because TS> it supplies a light source, and it doesn't work properly as a TS> light pen (wont detect 'light' from the monitor) Most likely. Try to take samples in a loop and run it across a UPC bar code. cfs -- Charles F. Stephens = cfs AT eng.sun.com Software Psychic and Illuminary = Solaris Network Sustaining = "Now there's a better way." --TCI Solaris Software = "Now there's even a better way" --AT&T Sun Microsystems, Inc. = Menlo Park, California, USA =