Re: TimeTable

[Adam Tauno Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Do you need to use magnetic strip type cards, or could the card just be
>printed off with a barcode and scanned? I know the mechanics would end up
>having dirty hands, but I don't know how well the magnetic strips will read
>if there's a layer of grease on the strip, it would be something to test.
>The cards would be printed up in the office, and would be disposable. It
>could even be a cheap as getting a ream of card stock and cutting it to
>whatever size cards you want, that should be very cost effective, and last
>a while, unless the mechanics are insanely fast or there's 50+ of them. I'm
> assuming, but I think barcode readers are cheaper then the magnetic strip
> readers, but I could be wrong.

I worked with a system similair to this at a Good Year service center.  A
"bulletin board" of all the current jobs, they can just scan the par code (never
touching the card) and all that gets nasty is the wand (which doesn't really
matter).  Since it's optical it's less flaky than magnetic stripe, if you smart
you can configure air flow over the board from outside the shop and not too much
dust will accumulate.

This is a much better idea than the swiper,  good thinking Dan!

Systems and Network Administrator
Morrison Industries
1825 Monroe Ave NW.
Grand Rapids, MI. 49505