Building an Unattended Computer Presentation?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday March 31, 2004 @01:40AM from the information-on-a-switch dept.

hastenslowly asks: "I'm a member of a non-profit Association restoring a 1920's gas station, here in the midwest, for National Historic Register status. I'd like to provide an 24/7 'unattended' audio (visual) presentation for visitors using an 'el cheapo' computer, monitor, and mouse. I'd like to connect the entire thing to the doorbell which, when triggered, will start the presentation. Can anyone steer me to some hardware, software (for whatever OS), programming, newsgroup or any other source of info, so I don't re-invent the wheel when I do this?"

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Opera by JohnQPublic · 2004-03-31 02:45 · Score: 4, Informative

Opera's "kiosk mode" is intended for just such uses. You get all the benefits of a web browser (links you can select, etc.) and it's neatly and easily secured against general use.

And they have a donation program for worthy causes, so the price might wind up being US$0.00