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-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-up0·9 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-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 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.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 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.
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 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.
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.