re: #77 goddamnedfrank

When I went to UW Seattle in 1991 I remember being told that our Student IDs were a brand new design, and they carried a barcode for library access. I don’t think the older cards had barcodes but I’m not positive. It was also the first year that the U-Pass system was available letting us travel anywhere on the Metro bus system for a low fee paid as part of tuition. If you didn’t want the pass you could return the sticker and get the fee refunded during the first week of classes, but it was a great deal.

Right, it’s something that I really didn’t give much thought since I was an undergrad in the past five years where barcodes on ID cards were standard and without much fanfare. Heck, we didn’t even have physical keys for our rooms but unlock them with our cards.