The first barcode was introduced on June 26, 1974. A 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum was scanned at 8:01 am at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio. Since then, the use of barcodes has exploded and can be found almost anywhere and on virtually any product. As barcodes have evolved, so has the hardware used to scan barcodes. In this article, we will help simplify the task of choosing a mobile computer (also known as barcode scanners and mobile devices) to scan barcodes.
If you’ve ever looked closely at a mobile computer datasheet, you’ll likely see up to 40 different specifications listed. Forget those, for now. Here is what you should focus on:
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