On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Walter Prins <wpr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 2 January 2012 18:07, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > There may be a few cash registers rthat implemenmt their own embedded > > hardware monitor but the cost of developing such a thing is so high > > (especially compared to Linux!) that most devices like that use a > regular OS > > and just disguise it with a single app as the "desktop". > > Just to add to what Alan's said, and with apologies if appropriate as > its arguably only tangentially relevant to your question, but you may > be interested to keep an eye on the "Raspberry Pi", a 25$ computer > (yes, $25) that's due for release in Jan 2012. It will primarily use > Python as programming language although others will be supported. (Not > entirely suprising given that the OS is GNU/Linux.) For more see > here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi > > http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-12-28/tech/30564049_1_computer-broadcom-foundation > http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs > > It seems that for anyone who wants to build his own device on the > cheap from commodity hardware, something like this with a suitably > configured Linux distro and custom Python code makes such a project a > relative doddl. One can easily imagine building this size of device > into a cash register sized shell, perhaps with a suitably sized > touchscreen and drawer hardware interface, to build your own cash > register. (Re touchscreen's I'm thinking of something from ELO > perhaps, see: http://www.elotouch.com/Products/Touchscreens/default.asp > -- I have a friend who is working on a kiosk using a normal ITX PC > mobo and that uses an ELO screen with a GNU/Linux software stack > behind it, so that's definitely possible...) > > Cheers, > > Walter > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > Thanks for the replies gentlemen. Walter, thank you for the Raspberry Pi introduction, it may very well help me with my hobbies. I'll be certain to check it out as I develop my python and development skills. Thanks, -- Alexander 7D9C597B
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