So what do you get in the box?
Provided in the BlackBird bar code scanner box you will find:

A simple three step installation sheet to get you up and running in less than five minutes!

A USB Serial Convertor for if you don't have an RS232 serial port.

An RS232 cable to connect your BlackBird portable memory bar code scanner to your computer.

The BlackBird portable memory bar code scanner itself. The best bar code scanner we've ever sold,
with specifications worthy of a scanner four times the price, this excellent piece of hardware contains
all the decoding capability inside the unit and requires no additional software.
Just plug in the cable and start scanning.

Also on the setup sheet are the enabler codes for your free QuickTrack Start software.

QuickTrack Start is included for those who have no existing Barcode system.
This software allows you to make barcode labels on your standard printer,
Create a database of Items or Assets for tracking, (this could be books, CDs, anything)
Then book in and out these items to Users simply and quickly.
QuickTrack Start is a cut down, fully functional version or our Professional Tracking software and can be used in a real situation.

Finally the CD.
On the CD you will find drivers for the USB serial cable for Windows, Mac OS 9 and Mac OSX.
You will also find the Peninsula Syncroniser Software on the CD
This software allows the BlackBird to download its information into any running application, you can specify the application, or just send the data to the current frontmost application. You can set the character to send between items to allow for different applications and even time stamp the downloaded data. Also on the CD is a copy of QuickTrack Start so you don't have to download it.