misk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 10 days agoIndiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the BASICswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down11
arrow-up1197arrow-down1external-linkIndiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the BASICswww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 10 days agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days agoHow do they save transactions reliably? To floppy? Or tape? What if the disk/tape is full. I love it, but seems a bit flakey
minus-squaretiredofsametab@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days agoThey make user port carts with SD cards that basically function as hard drives these days (though I doubt they would be using them). There is also paper as a record which may meet any requirements they have.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoThey probably don’t and it’s just for pricing and printing receipts… I guess they could record the sales using carbon copy receipt paper. Realistically it only needs to hold info for the day. It’s a bakery. They just need to know how much money should be in the cash drawer.
How do they save transactions reliably? To floppy? Or tape?
What if the disk/tape is full.
I love it, but seems a bit flakey
They make user port carts with SD cards that basically function as hard drives these days (though I doubt they would be using them). There is also paper as a record which may meet any requirements they have.
They probably don’t and it’s just for pricing and printing receipts…
I guess they could record the sales using carbon copy receipt paper.
Realistically it only needs to hold info for the day. It’s a bakery. They just need to know how much money should be in the cash drawer.