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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Masoner <richardm@cd.com> writes:

    >> I am familiar with bar code language and the the two identical
    >> lines in the middle, beginning and end of the bar codes does
    >> each equal 6....

    Richard> Three "six" symbols in the bar-code is indeed an
    Richard> intriguing thought.  But according the EAN-13 standard
    Richard> (used wordwide), the three "check" marks are two thin
    Richard> vertical stripes, while the "6" symbol is a "thin" bar
    Richard> and a "fat" bar.  Other bar code standards may use
    Richard> different symbols, but EAN-13 is by far used by the
    Richard> majority of bar code users.

These degenerate sizes are sync characters, not the numeral "6"
anymore.  But they *USED* to be sixes in their original incarnation in
IBM 6-bit transcode.

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