Hi Ron,
Our software is programmed in Brisbane Australia. It's a DOS program
and it is the fastest and cheapest in Australia for
businesses like hardware stores and auto parts stores, that have
large amounts of stock and need point of sale functions.
I made our web page with Arachne:
http://www.quantumsystems.com.au
I'm currently working on a program that lets such business do
stocktakes with a PDE (portable data entry unit - i think) in QBASIC
(!!!) and compiled in QB4.5.
You CANT run a Windows based POS at an INSTANT speed (eg delays with
printing etc) where a customer might be waiting for their reciept
etc.
ONLY A REAL MODE DOS PROGRAM IS RELIABLE AND FAST ENOUGH in this
field!
On 25 Aug 99 at 22:59, Ron C wrote:
> Hail Dos masters!
> I was wondering if any of the programmers out there know of any links
> dedicated to the exchange of information on Dos programming in (don't laugh)
> BASIC. I have a few but a lot of them are now non existant. Also, are there
> any mail lists dedicated to Dos programming? I am not a professional
> programmer; in fact I am self taught with Quick Basic 4.5, which is one of the
> few good MS apps. What I am looking for is a place to ask questions and
> exchange ideas.
>
> A note on 'Bloatware':
> In the real world, I work in retail foods. Until four years ago, a
> 286 computer did all the book work for our three million dollar a year
> business. We 'upgraded' to two 486/66's.. one does the books, and the other
> keeps track of 68,000 SKU's. We still have no need of Windows, since all of
> our software is designed by a local company. I think such a situation may be
> more common then one thinks, at least in the world of small business where there
> isn't a lot of capital to buy the latest and fastest machine every six months.
>
> Ron C
> Stamp out bloatware: learn to program yourself!
>
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