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Linux On a Used Cash Register

Posted by timothy on from the paper-plastic-or-canvas dept.

codewolf writes: "Looking at this site, it seems that if someone has enough time on their hands, they can get Linux to run on just about anything. Looks like this guy got Red Hat Linux running on an Ultimate Techonologies Corporation cash register. This is a great hack if you ask me."

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  1. Re:Its a P233 pc by HeUnique · · Score: 5, Informative

    already done :)

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  2. Re:Its a P233 pc by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Informative

    first off it isnt a LED display it is a Vaccum Flouresent Display (VFD) (Please excuse my spelling, I just got up, I cant find My glasses, and My hands are still wet from the shower... Ooops too much information)

    VFD's are easy to get to talk to linux, they act just like a LCD and if it is serial I am betting that it takes standard Matrox Orbital commands so he just downloaded the code from one of the linux pages on how to talk to one of these things.

    Hey, If I install linux on my PC can I get a story on slashdot?? That is exactly what this is.

    Now the industrial touchscreens I have that are water,weather,freeze proof... that is a cool hack, but not worthy of a slashdot story...

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