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POS

POS

Posted Sep 25, 2002 19:08 UTC (Wed) by ajboyle (guest, #4094)
Parent article: Regal deploying Linux in hundreds of theaters

Just for clarification, POS means "Point Of Sale". I read that the wrong way the first time. Another one of those acronyms with multiple possible meanings. :-)


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Posted Sep 25, 2002 19:47 UTC (Wed) by kroneko (guest, #4113) [Link]

I used the computers in the concession stand. They worked very well at first and the hardware was IBM. Overall a very impressive product with very few problems, except I did notice there were a few problems with using them. The program that we used in the concession stand, well it was a POS so to speak. The guy that programmed it I believe didn't have the largest budget, and it seemed to lack in some cases, as my managers would complain. Several of my managers were simply not impressed with them as the program would have problems, and it was a pain to access the program during a shift when you had a rush at concession stand. Personally I know they work better than any other micro$haft alternative, but some of my managers didn't agree too well. As for the ticket koisk, I'm sure that will do well also, assuming the programs that are written for it, are written well. So in conclussion, if anyone make an argument or picks at the computers, it's not Linux that's faulty, it's just the programs that are being run on it. Also, might I mention things didn't work too well with the receipt print ups after customers spilled soday on the counter (on accident).

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