[luau] Linux Based POS Systems Increase 80% in 2001

[R. Scott Belford]

The article is not real clear what os the machines running a linux pos
terminal are actually using.  Some could be thin clients, but many are like
what Jeff deals with, windoze boxes that use a windows based telnet program
like CRT from www.vandyke.com to actually emulate the terminal.  I do not
know of any that run a light version of linux at the register terminal while
executing the pos code on a remote server.(yet)

scott


----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Togami" <warren at togami.com>
To: "LUAU" <luau at videl.ics.hawaii.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:11 PM
Subject: [luau] Linux Based POS Systems Increase 80% in 2001


> It looks like *some* people are using Linux for POS terminals.  Anyone
know
> any local stores using Linux for POS?  (Not the other acronym having to do
> with quality.)
>
> http://www.ihlservices.com/en/2002Press4.asp
> Miami, Fl. (BUSINESS WIRE) - March 24, 2002 - The population of Retail
Point
> of Sale Terminals running Linux in North America increased 80% according
to
> a new study released today from IHL Consulting Group. However, shipments
of
> the popular open-source operating system actually decreased from 2000.
> (continued)
>
>
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