Posted By: Steve Petty
Retail Project Manager
As I sit down at my PC, the thought of using an XLS or a MDB as a method of collecting FAQ from the WWW, was eclipsed by the realization I didn’t so much need a hard copy of a DB as I needed a DOC. As a VAR, I was trying to track past, present and future characteristics of the Cash Register. The ECR has evolved to using an OS with applications like RMS or CP. Enterprise versions like HQ connect CPUs together via IP. The DOS commands are not all gone; but SQL has our minds soaring. Coming from KB to MB to GB to - it just keeps on going! We are an ISV; IRC used to be the only COM. Now we can FTP with SSL; our selection of TCP/IP is our main line choice of TLS. MS has created Windows; SP after SP has perfected it. The ID required to sign-on has provided security.
Now POS seems to hover over the horizon requiring a PIN to process an EDC transaction. The DAT files created in these types of transactions don’t just execute carelessly via TFTP or UDP, but are carefully delivered using TCP. These creative computers built to manifest as a Cash Register, use an Application Software as a conductor of an orchestra of peripherals, The Industry Standard of OPOS Drivers are made available from the manufacturers of the peripherals. This allows the devices like the Cash Drawer, the Receipt Printer, the Pole Display, the Scanner, the MICR reader or the MSR reader to communicate easily with the computer.
If only I knew how to text!
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