Databar OSCAR
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The DATABAR Oscar was an optical bar code scanner used to input program code into computers such as Atari 1200XL/1400XL, Atari 400/600/800, Commodore Pet, Commodore VIC 20/64, TI99/4A and TRS 80.
Regarding the computer it acts as an ordinary cassette reader.
Only one issue of Databar - The Monthly Bar Code Software Magazine was published
Links and references
- Interviews with Don Picard (Executive Editor of Databar magazine), Kim Garretson (publisher of the magazine), and Neal Enzenauer (principal engineer for OSCAR)
- Databar Magazine - Atari edition
- Databar Magazine - Commodore edition
- Databar Magazine - TI 99/4A edition
- Software decoder for databar sheets
- Explanation of how to decode it
- Images of hardware, scanning practice sheet, manual
