There was a download of StrokeReader 2.6 on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. The actual developer of the program is strokescribe.com. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus. The program belongs to System Utilities.
From the developer:
StrokeReader is a serial port interface ActiveX control with event-driven, asynchronous data transfer. The program works with physical RS232 and RS485 ports, USB-to-Serial bridges, weighting machines and USB bar code scanners with serial port emulation.
You may want to check out more software, such as MyJAL MediaPAL or k700 Remote Profiler, which might be similar to StrokeReader.