> >Intuit has a POS system for $1k (approx $2k with hardware) > > interesting but expensive - and it seems to lack a > retail/cash register keyboard.
Yeah, I thought it was odd that their hardware package is missing a cash register component. Seems the deal is that they expect the PC to serve that purpose, which I really don't think is a good solution. Can't expect workers who are used to banging away at a sturdy cash register to accept a delicate instrument as "better" for them. One solution that I have observed and spoken to waitresses about is the IHOP setup, which involves a touch screen and a keyboard. The few I asked report they do like that setup once they get used to it (some waitresses are quite speedy at it). But that's IHOP, which probably tasked a team of developers to design just the right interface for their restaurants and then went through a period of acceptance testing to make sure it was right. A Big Thing that I'm very sensitive to with these small business deals is not to get into custom development, because that's a losing proposition. For development there must be a "multiplier", such as a chain of stores, otherwise it's a choice between canned packages. Herein seems to lie the difficulty with POS systems - in that a 'general purpose' design doesn't fit all and begs customization. I can *imagine* a touch-screen POS system that's end-user customizable, but have no idea if such a thing actually exists. Bill > Andrew Davies MBCS CITP > - AndyD 8-)# _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
