[Koha] Help- 3M RFID and Koha

[Mark Osborne]

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
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