Cat Scan thingies from Radio Shack

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Originally posted by ibennetch:
silly question (and being too lazy to stop in the 'shack and check myself) what do these things cost? would be fun to get myself one, being a college student's hard on the wallet, though :-(

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FREE

LOL - yeah if they cost even $1 do you think anyone here would have one?

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Originally posted by shawnMt:
LOL - yeah if they cost even $1 do you think anyone here would have one?

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Hell No!
BTW it looks like there is quite a bit of interest in reverse engineering this gizmo. I found this news article on the WinDrivers home page: http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/...ecat100500.htm

Been to all the "Shacks" in my area. They don't have any. Either I live in the sticks (This might be the case) or the old people he in FL can't get enough of "free stuff"

[This message has been edited by TheLow1 (edited October 09, 2000).]

Hey LOW1 I am in Tallahassee and I already got one so keep looking. There is an article posted on windrivers today about guys developing apps for the cat and even trying to develop Linux drivers. This is really pissing off digital convergence. Good article. I am going to get another one at a diff RS tonight, tommorow and the next day all you have to give them is a name and address i.e. Jonnie Rottencrotch. The software is what tracks, I'm pretty damn sure you can't be tracked thru PS/2 port.


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I got mine at MacLeods furniture in Belfast, Maine. They are a kind of fake radio shack, they are a furniture store that is also an official radio shack reseller or something. So they have all the telephones and stuff but not ALL the electronic components and stuff.

Anyhow, they don't have computers either, all sales are done on paper. So I asked for a :cuecat and she just gave it to me, then I my wife asked for her own and the lady tried to convince us that they are of no use to us because "They only work with the codes in the Rat Snack catalog." (she handed me a catalog along with a 2nd :cuecat for my wife).

We got what we wanted so we left. It was then after we got in the car that my wife pointed to the catalong and said "Look, it's $2.99"

So, I guess I accidentally stole a Rat Snack catalog. What kind of company charges money for their catalog anyhow?

So, in the end I got...
(2) cats for experimentation
(1) free (stolen) catalog

and never gave a name or number or any information.

Prime... I went to the local shack her in Auburn, ME, and the gave me a CueCat and a catalog free. So you don't have to worry about stealing it. https://forums.windrivers.com/

goinpostal>>> I GOT MINE. Now if I can get it to work with out the "Big Brother" software I will be set.

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Originally posted by TheLow1:
Been to all the "Shacks" in my area. They don't have any. Either I live in the sticks (This might be the case) or the old people he in FL can't get enough of "free stuff"

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Hey...just keep looking. I definately work in the sticks (trenton, just w of gainesville) and the RS in chiefland has them.

We should be able to adjust/bump up the voltage supplied. The wimpy voltage supplied by the KB connector simply isn't enough. I want as much range as I had on my Lazer Tag gun.

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I am going to go get one from the sh*t shack tonight. God i hat walking in that place. I feel this great preasure To buy something. Not like anyone is hounding me or anything. You walk in there and feel like a porkchop in a dog pound. I swear, do they make 50% commision or what. I plan on getting one from every RS in the local area, about 6. I plan on blowing up or destroying at least 4 before i actualy find a way to use them for some good. I do, however, like the flashlight idea. That will be nice for the desk.

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Originally posted by TheLow1:
goinpostal>>> I GOT MINE. Now if I can get it to work with out the "Big Brother" software I will be set.

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I am getting a couple more and waiting for someone to create software. I hear some have figured out the hardware. If Ihear any more I'll post



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Have one never used it, as for the thought of someone eles watching my habits online, they need a life more than I do. But from being good friends with my radio shack owner I know somehow and someway bigbrother MS is involved.

<a href="http://freshmeat.net/search/?link=freshmeat.net&q=Cue+Cat">http://freshmeat.net/search/?link=freshmeat.net&q=Cue+Cat</a>
lotsa info and progs here

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[This message has been edited by AmeriDan (edited October 09, 2000).]

Wired magazine sent me one in the mail. I promptly took it apart, played with all the pieces, and threw it in the garbage. Great entertainment for about 15 minutes. As for marketing value?...I have to ask why they would send out such a pointless device and invasive software to people who subscribe to a technology-related magazine. Like anyone who can change their own screensaver would actually get excited about this thing. Duh.



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Here are some links, you decide, some have modified the CueCat to remove the
serial number ability, others have developed it into a real UPC bar scanner
for input...
http://www.wizkid.org/cuecat
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/q2...0804002047.htm
http://www.logorrhea.com/cuecat/mirrors.html
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/09/05/0548211
http://www.flyingbuttmonkeys.com/use...wnisnowillegal
http://matrixpm.com/~haveblue/cuecat (Be sure to check this one out!)
http://cuecat.bearsoft.com
http://www.xmission.com/~rebling/pub/cuecat.html
http://www.webskulker.com/archivedir...000-09-13.html

-mark