Hiába az ember ha nekiáll olvasni sok érdekességet talál. Ímhol egy olyan dolog, amiről hallani már hallottam, de még nem sikerült megtalálnom. Nos most ez is megvan:

Microsoft POS for .NET provides .NET applications with simple and consistent interfaces for communicating with well over thirty Point of Service (POS) peripheral devices. The list of devices includes barcode scanners, magnetic stripe readers (MSR), Line Displays, PIN Pads, RFID readers, Biometric readers, receipt printers, cash drawers, and many others. POS for .NET is Microsoft’s implementation of the industry’s Unified Point of Service (UPOS) standard. POS for .NET makes it easy for both Independent Software Vendors and Independent Hardware Vendors to support a broad range of peripherals using Microsoft .NET. In addition, Microsoft POS for .NET provides many advantages to the ISV and end customer above and beyond Unified POS.

Microsoft Point of Service for .NET is available as a free download from Microsoft at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eaae202a-0fcc-406a-8fde-35713d7841ca&displaylang=en

Amennyiben a fentiek már megvannak, akkor érdemes induláshoz ezt átnézni: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/posScanner.aspx