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bar codes
by i.d. (id@disinfo.com) - May 14, 2001

Bar codes may be old school, but we need to give credit where credit is due.

They were the very first widely-used Ubiquitous Electronic Identifier and have outlasted all others of their ilk. Besides, they led the way, opened the door, and kicked in the latest craze of biometric identification technologies.

Even though most of us associate them with those omnipresent black and white lines on everything from cling peaches to Hello Kitty merch, bar codes have evolved with the times. You can probably find a prime example of the newfangled 2D bar codes, which hold considerably more information than their forbearers, on the back of your driver's license.

So if you've been waiting to find out exactly what those funny little black and white patterns mean, now's your chance.

Are they really just one more innocuous way to streamline the consumption process, or could they be a true sign of the End Times?

Read on and decide foryourself.

Bar Code 1
Brought to you by bar code fanatics, this site includes bar code history, specs, software and links. Includes RealAudio versions of Bar Code Radio.

The Common Bar Code
An explanation of exactly how you can verify that indeed almost every mass-manufactured product has a 666 stamped on it. Also included are lots of pointers for tracking down the 'Number of the Beast' in all its subtle forms, complete with a BASIC program for helping you find it. I'm getting dizzy . . .

Extrapolated Barcode Specs
As you might have guessed, this is for all of you looking for actual barcode technical specs. Complete with automatic barcode calculators for different specifications!

The Barcode Software Center
Go ahead! You know you want to! Label it all . . .

Warning! 666 Is Coming!
A Webified version of the classic Barcode=666 rant.

The Secret History of The Bar Code
Retro Future gives you a balanced history with some nice graphics but perhaps not so secret.

Azalea Bar Code FAQ
Thorough FAQ covering many technical aspects of bar codes.

Barcodes For Convicts
Singapore is jumping on the bar code bandwagon, but this time they tracking more than cans of Vienna sausage. Sure, prisons in America have been using tracking devices for prisoners for some time now, but Singapore wants their electronic guards to track the prisoners' every move. And you thought caning was scary!

Information on Barcode Symbologies
A comprehensive listing of Barcode Symbologies. This has nothing to do with the Antichrist - it's strictly technical.

Agenda Items: The Killer App - Bar None
This Fast Company article (May 2001), details how Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver gave us Bar Code Nation.

Bar Code History
You mean this nice little man implemented the Number of the Beast?

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