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Linux At the Point of Sale

Posted by kdawson on from the pos-that-refreshes dept.

NegativeK writes "I work at a local comic and games shop, and I've been kicking around what it would take to implement a barcode scanner and more detailed inventory control. Currently, the setup is a low-tech register that tracks general areas of sales: new comics, ccgs, Games Workshop, rpgs, etc. Requirements include FOSS on Linux, the ability to use a cheap scanner, datamining, and output in a useful format (perhaps OpenOffice spreadsheet). The idea hasn't been pitched to the shop owner yet, so ease of use is probably more important than anything — but breaking out the programming books to work on parts isn't out of the question for me. Assuming the actual register stays, what resources are out there for a barcode/inventory implementation?"

7 of 264 comments (clear)

  1. Jeff Albertson by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    is that you?

  2. Your boss has responded by awkScooby · · Score: 4, Funny

    No you may not

  3. Job by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I work at a local comic and games shop,

    Wow, didn't see that coming from a /. reader ;)

  4. I guess that settles it by noamsml · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux's critics will call it a POS operating system.

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  5. Re:Book on this topic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    John Locke? I'm Lost...

  6. Re:iBookshelf would work by LingNoi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Freshmeat - off the table raw
    Sourceforge - put into cold storage

  7. Re:Book on this topic by Lehk228 · · Score: 4, Funny

    and here i thought microsoft had a monopoly on POS operating systems

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