what on earth can this connect to?
While scanning my local thrift store I spotted for fifty cents a magnetic card reader.
The oddity is that this is not usb or serial. Instead it uses a telephone connection to connect to...I don't know what. After hauling the lil' thing hole I discovered it was made by mag-tek and looks to be a two-stripe reader. The design of it's case makes it look like a mini-wedge model and where the line leaves the PCB, it has several connections: 1-6, A, C, and +5V. Since I can't find details on the unit anywhere, I am assuming it is possibly needing an adapter in order to connect to a computer. Those nine slder points however make me think that it is capable of handling serial **POSSIBLY**. Since I want to see what it can do, what should I do in order to make it connect to a computer if even possible?
The oddity is that this is not usb or serial. Instead it uses a telephone connection to connect to...I don't know what. After hauling the lil' thing hole I discovered it was made by mag-tek and looks to be a two-stripe reader. The design of it's case makes it look like a mini-wedge model and where the line leaves the PCB, it has several connections: 1-6, A, C, and +5V. Since I can't find details on the unit anywhere, I am assuming it is possibly needing an adapter in order to connect to a computer. Those nine slder points however make me think that it is capable of handling serial **POSSIBLY**. Since I want to see what it can do, what should I do in order to make it connect to a computer if even possible?
<----Computer says I need more beer.
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