[Discuss] Linux distro for cash register

[Alan W. Irwin]

On 2007-01-23 14:21-0800 Julian Phillips wrote:

> Hi
> I am seeking advice on what flavour of Linux I should use to install on our
> cash registers.
>
> Currently we are using win 2000 with a thinclient (accucobol gt) installed
> on our sco box 5.07. My needs are for a barebones instalation with the
> runtime version of the thinclient. The goal of this project is to create a
> reliable and stable pc suited to the purpose of being nothing more than a
> cash register. The other important critera is the speed of reinstalling  in
> the event of hardware failure.

There were all sorts of articles about Linux as THE "point of sale" solution
several years ago. I haven't been paying much attention to Linux POS
articles recently, but just now I did a google search for linux "point of
sale" and there were lots of hits including distros devoted completely to
the POS problem.  It appears the early promise for Linux POS has now born
fruit. When you do evaluate the various distros for your particular POS
needs, I would be most interested in your conclusions.

Alan
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