From: aldavi01@orion.spd.louisville.edu (Arlie Davis)
Subject: Re: End of the World... US only, apparently
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 03:37:29 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

In <22082@optima.cs.arizona.edu> sham@cs.arizona.edu (Shamim Zvonko Mohamed) writes:

> I don't know which code you have in mind, but in the UPC code (the thing you
> see on consumer items), the code for the digit 6 is not two thin lines. UPC
> incorporates a checksum also; the code for 66666-66666 is 3 thin, then 11 sets
> of thick/thin, then 4 thin (this includes the guard bars).

> >does anyone know the ISO for this thing?

> I have a program that will print UPC codes on any PostScript printer (like the
> Apple laserwriters). If anyone is interested, I'll be glad to mail them a copy.

Here's a uuencoded PBM bitmap of the UPC encoding of 6-66666-66666, for
your pleasure and amusement!

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