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Linux on a Used Cash Register: Reloaded

Posted by michael on from the aybabtu dept.

plimsoll writes "Hot on the heels of the original cash register running Linux, dumpster-diver Aaron Benoy has implemented his own GNU/Linux POS project with a twist: Ruins in ASCII, a late IBM 4694 removed from its case and reloaded with Linux to become a self-described 'video sculpture' showcasing 'an infinite loop of 180 distinct 7-second long video clips of various abandoned, ruined or otherwise vacant buildings and infrastructure' on its 9-inch paper white phosphor terminal display. Southern geeks can see it unveiled tonight at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival."

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  1. Re:Not that cool? by blackicye · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd have to agree, there really isn't anything that impressive about this feat, given the specs of the system..IMO if it would be a greater feat if he installed windows XP and got its screensavers running on this thing. Maybe we're getting old and in denial of it? naaah *pats his faithful Celeron 300A box which has been running at an "astounding" 400mhz overclock for almost 6 years*

  2. Reusable acronym by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    GNU/Linux POS project

    POS is such a great acronym : when the equipment is new, it means Point-Of-Sale, and when it's old and obsolete, it doesn't need to change acronym.

    Kind of like "PC", come to think of it...

    --
    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  3. Videos I'd like to see by Stevyn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are people buying copies of the operating system it runs.

    $0.00
    $0.00
    $0.00

    --Your bonus card has saved you $0.00 this year. Thank you for shopping at Linux Mart--

  4. Incomplete by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny
    ... abandoned, ruined or otherwise vacant

    In that case, they should have somehow involved the vi editor.