Fiamingo--Final Project

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"This thing is a success story on the American way of doing things. Our own initiative--take it on ourselves, inviting the world to join in. It has something to say about little guys with lots of vision." --Alan Haberman, former president of First National Stores [1]


The first item with a barcode to be scanned and sold was a pack of gum
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The first item with a barcode to be scanned and sold was a pack of gum



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This site was researched, designed, and is maintained by University of Mary Washington student Francesca Fiamingo, ffiam8jl@umw.edu


  1. Tony Seideman, "Bar Codes Sweep the World," Invention and Technology Magazine, 8, no. 4, Spring 1993. http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1993/4/1993_4_56.shtml
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