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Introduction to barcode...

Barcode - unique serial number coded in black and white bars that was a key into a database containing detailed information.Yet many users wanted to code more information, machine readable representation of information in a visuak format on a surface. Normally is barcode sequence parallel bars and spaces. Today is for storing large data used stacked or matrix (2D barcodes).

Some barcode history steps:

1948 - idea of the barcode was developd by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver. Idea is in use Morse code vertically extended.
1952 - first barcode reader was built
1972 - bull's eye barcode reader (Aztec barcode).
1973 - UPC - Universal product code
1974 - the first retail product was sold using a barcode reader
1984 - Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) - began portable databases, published an application standard for shipping and parts application labels, first Code39 barcode. These contained part number, quantity, supplier and serial number.
1988 - Internec Corporation announced Code49, first two dimensional barcode.
2004 - Nanosys Inc. produced nanobarcodes

History of barcodes, links:

Barcode sweep the World - very detailed history
The history of the Bar codes
Bar Code History
The history of Bar Code
Barcode education >> History of Barcodes

PSOFT Barcode products

Used sources

Supported environment

Borland :

Delphi Win32
C++ Builder
Delphi .NET

Microsoft :

Visual C^#.net
ActiveX
DLL libraries

Supported report tools

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