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Most of them use Linux (OpenSuse) simply due to the per seat costs of Windows.
by tibbydudeza 3y ago
Most of them use Linux (OpenSuse) simply due to the per seat costs of Windows.
- fy20 3y agoI was working in a UK supermarket when we had self-service checkouts installed in 2005 or 2006. The NCR kiosks were running a version of Windows XP. The self-service UI was a facade where behind the scenes it was just running the traditional checkout program, which on cashier checkouts ran on Windows NT. I guess the self-service UI emulated a keyboard and translated the actions that way. At the time we definitely did have to reboot devices regularly.
- tibbydudeza 3y agoWe switched to the same POS system they used in Waitrose/Tesco's - it is Java based and ran on OpenSuse for clients and think Redhat on the servers due to IBM - being the I.T service provider. Company is called Flooid/Vision Bean Store.