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by todd3834 7y ago
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- userbinator 7y agoInterestingly, in 2011 they were still using MS-DOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_110129-N-7676W-152_Culinary_Specialist_3rd_Class_John_Smith_uses_the_existing_DOS-based_food_service_management_system_aboard_the_aircraft.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_110129-N-7676W-15... ...and a lot of (physical) stores still use a DOS-based application for their POS systems, judging by the appearance, although they might not actually be running it on DOS but a later version of Windows.
- reaperducer 7y agoIn some of the big department stores the POS is still a dumb terminal. You don't mess with what works.
- dredmorbius 7y agoSCO UnixWare / OpenServer was the basis for many POS systems, with curses displays resembling (though not) DOS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenServer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenServer
- StudyAnimal 7y agoWoah only 9 million , , that is a bargain and certainly a lot cheaper than the alternative. I thought MS would have charged military prices.