Kia ora whanau, We've got a new 3M RFID security system and self check unit being installed (which is wonderful, and a really exciting development for our library). The problem is that the 3M technician installing the system says that the RFID reader needs Windows XP middleware (called 'Pad Staff Workstation Model 895') to go between the RFID reader and the catalogue. We are an open source school and run Linux on the desktop so we don't want to have to use XP just to run our security system. This is strange given the RFID reader has a USB interface- I would have thought it would put the text string directly into the browser like our barcode reader used to do. The technician also said that we can't catalogue items directly into Koha, we need to use the 3M RFID Conversion Software. This sounds nuts to me. Does anyone have experience with 3M RFID systems and Koha? Is there a way to run Linux, Koha and 3M security whilst keeping one's sanity? -- Hei konā mai, Mark Osborne Deputy Principal, Albany Senior High School. http://wikieducator.org/Albany_Senior_High_School http://wikieducator.org/Albany_Senior_High_School/ICTs