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--- eop:commercial_electronics:handheld_barcode_scanners [2022/02/11 22:12] – io55admin
+++ eop:commercial_electronics:handheld_barcode_scanners [2024/05/17 22:50] (current) – [Doom] io55admin
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 ===== LXE unknown =====
-=== Other ===
+==== Other ====
-== Doom ==
+=== Doom ===
 >a 486 embedded with CGA compatible graphics! Except it only shows the top-left portion.
-Model specifics of this device aren't covered, but this little 8086 based scanner thing is essentially a mini PC. With a bit of twiddling, it is possible to run Doom on it like it's just a computer tower.
+Model specifics of this device aren't covered, but this little 8086 based scanner thing is essentially a mini PC. With a bit of twiddling, it is possible to run Doom on it just like any usual DOS-based device.
-https://twitter.com/GalacticFurball/status/1482073273198206977
 https://old.reddit.com/r/itrunsdoom/comments/s46vnx/doom_on_an_price_scanner_90_vanilla/
+https://web.archive.org/web/20220114193818/https://twitter.com/GalacticFurball/status/1482073273198206977
 ===== Motorola MC9090 =====
-=== Operating Systems (ARM/MIPS?) ===
+==== Operating Systems (ARM/MIPS?) ====
-== Stock Windows CE (+Doom) ==
+=== Stock Windows CE (+Doom) ===
 >I had to put Chocolate Doom on the AppCenter launch page
-Really, this just involves using Windows MDC to install these apps. Theoretically, one could install MioPocket style apps, resulting in a psuedo-PDA out of these scanners.
+Really, this just involves using Windows MDC (a CE interfacing program) to install these apps. Theoretically, one could install a large variety of apps available for Windows CE, opening this scanner up to further functions than it's original design intended.
 https://old.reddit.com/r/itrunsdoom/comments/98vvp7/my_coworker_got_doom_2_running_on_a_motorola/
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 ===== Symbol brand =====
-=== Operating Systems (ARM/MIPS?) ===
+==== Operating Systems (ARM/MIPS?) ====
-== Windows Embedded 7 ==
+=== Windows Embedded 7 ===
-The typical getup that runs on these things. Presumably, a multitude of Windows CE/Embedded programs are able to run on these, without too much difficulty.
+The typical setup that runs on these newer ones. Presumably, a multitude of Windows CE/Embedded programs are able to run on these without too much difficulty.
 https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/f36eja/this_tiny_windows_a_coworker_had_today/