Jim Phillips wrote re: bar code terminals:
> That's one of the problems.  Yesterday the tech couldn't tell
> me if the
> hand-held needed telnet or not.  I'm almost 100% convinced
> that they use
> telnet (actually, what else could they be using?).

When I first started researching the various wireless bar code terminals to
decide which could best meet the needs of a multi-campus environment, nobody
was using telnet - it was all proprietary..

Eventually all manufactures I am aware of came around to the telnet
solution.

Pre-telnet, LXE was the first manufacturer to offer the capability of
maintaining a session while handing off from one base transceiver to the
next.  We bought LXE because that product line offered all conceivable
capabilities we would require building out a wireless terminal network to
support multiple organizations, including the in-house transportation
functions.

Since telnet, I do not know if this "handoff" feature is still feasible. I
believe the telnet session is between the RF base unit and the host, so it
might be lost when transitioning between bases.

Dave Darnell
Software Engineer
Distribution Resources Company
(303) 889-4500