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Oddity Archive: Episode 283.2 – Ben’s Junk: :CueCat Barcode Scanner (+ Annex Post) (Patreon)

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2024-09-11 14:23:49
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Well, this may very well be the ultimate anti-climactic video I've ever done. A few years ago, I was asked to do a by-request Ben's Junk (back when that was still a high-tier Patreon perk) on the :CueCat barcode scanner. It's only taken me about four years...and...I can barely demo the thing. At least there was some amusing promotional material to go with it.

The promotional material in its entirety: http://youtu.be/hhDntDm8GHM

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Oddity Archive: Episode 283.2 – Ben’s Junk: :CueCat Barcode Scanner

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Comments

Wade Brandis

I remember when my small town RadioShack was giving these away one day. Their CueCats came in a plastic Ziploc bag with the device and all the documentation and software just thrown inside it. It doesn't make for a good first impression when I look back at it now. I do remember testing this out on my family's Windows 98 PC, and scanning a few codes and getting the links to work in the browser. Given how the only codes I had were from the RadioShack catalog, those were probably the links I scanned. As for getting your 2011 MacBook online, there is a moderately safe way, I guess, of doing so. There is a third party rebuild of the Chromium web browser (the open-source base of what makes the official Google Chrome browser) that is made for older computers like the MacBook. It's called "Chromium Legacy" and it's one way to browse the web in short sessions with a true secure browser... or at least as secure as it can be given how 2011 MacBooks can only run up to High Sierra for an OS. I wouldn't recommend browsing daily even with this browser, but it could help for certain situations where web access is needed just for a bit. https://github.com/blueboxd/chromium-legacy For Windows XP, a similar legacy browser also exists, "Supermium". I haven't test it yet.

Wade Brandis
>>149144601

For further clatification, I remember your laptop has Windows 98 on it. I don't think Supermium works on 98, and also I don't think there are any attempts at porting a modern web browser to such an old OS. Windows XP is as far back as Supermium supports.

Mike Carpenter

Well that was certainly interesting. It may have had uses back in the day, now just a relic of a bygone era. You did what you could Ben. Still a curious item.

Andrew L. Budny

I absolutely remember seeing this at RadioShack back in the day as a kid as well as seeing two infomercials for this on tv as well. I also remember the old NBC soap opera Passions had the :c symbol come up after commercial breaks for viewers to interact with the show. Totally brings back memories and nostalgia for me. Here’s the NBC promo video for those of you who are interested. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-MROWthJk&pp=ygURQ3VlIGNhdCBuYmMgcHJvbW8%3D