A modern USB scanner acts like a keyboard, read the page at the 1st link above. It's basic function -- inserting the barcode at the text cursor -- is OS independent & needs no driver.
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This barcode scanner pretends it is another keyboard eliminating the need for extra boxes or software, everything is built into the scanner itself.
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OTOH, the supplied s/w has to have the right OS:
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Free Software Included
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Works on Mac OS 7 - 9.2 and also on Mac OSX.
Works on PC Windows all versions including 2000 and XP.
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Note, Linux is not mentioned
in the list of OS's the "Free Software Included" works w/.
We just bought a scanner (different mfr.) for our computer club, & one of its features is a manual that contains codes that program the scanner when it reads them -- no computer or OS needed.