Longshot: Symbol PDT 1510A as a terminal

[Joe R.]

At 08:27 PM 4/1/06 +0200, you wrote:
>On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 14:44 -0700, Richard wrote:
>> In article <012301c621e6$e71efc00$5f25fea9 at ibm23xhr06>,
>>     "John Allain" <allain at panix.com>  writes:
>> 
>> > I recently obtained a Symbol Technologies 1510A made as a dedicated
>> > laser scanner, that is, eprom'ed to do a specific task. [...]
>> 
>> Is this a handheld unit?  I am unfamiliar with this device.  Do you
>> have a picture or link to a page on it?
>
>My Symbol machines are all ruggedized versions of standard-ish small
>machines from the day - sometimes with extras. Mine has some WLAN card
>and a barcode scanner.
>

   FWIW NASA surpluses tons of the Symbol bar code readers at auction at
KSC. Recently they've started listing them as Export-Controlled items.
Anybody have any idea why?

     Joe