Talk:Point of sale
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[edit] point of sale
[edit] The first?
"the Atari ST, the w hey orld's first consumer-level color graphic computer."
Not the first by many years. There were many 'color graphic' small computers prior to the Atari ST, from Atari and many other companies.
[edit] POS Display
I understand that the the display pictured is actually a "POS display" but does this actualy deserve such a promient position, the rest of the article focuses on computer POS systems, and the big picture is rather misleading (a picture of a typical modern POS touchscreen system would be far more apporopriate), I think the picture should be removed, or at least moved further down the page talked about in a seperate section. If no one objects I will do this soon.--MaxMahem 19:32, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
- Personally, the information about point of sale displays doesn't belong in this article at all. That would best fit in an article called Point of sale display. That way, this article can cover point of sale technology exclusively. SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:02, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
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- Agree good move. Same name but very different. -- Stbalbach 16:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
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- I'm just glad that Bilky asko enlarged the section. With that done, it became substantial enough to stand on its own without having to be labeled a stub. SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:16, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Checkstand
Please do not revert the edit to say Checkstand is what people people in the UK say, it's incorrect. (and since I live here, I should know.) Bilky asko 13:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
- The article lists "checkstand" as a U.S. term, but I've honestly never heard that term used by anyone, and I've lived here my whole life. On the other hand, "checkout" is listed as a U.K. term, but it's used here very frequently. I'm not sure where "checkstand" is used as a common term, but it's definitely not used here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.51.129.252 (talk • contribs).
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- I strongly disagree with the above. "Checkstand" is FREQUENTLY used in the US, but not by consumers. When buying we talk of getting on the checkout line but when retail employees announce that they need a price check or a void they always say it's "needed on checkstand three" (or what-have-you). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.137.144.137 (talk) 05:59, 23 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Early POS Software
"In 1995, JDA Software, Inc. began development on the first widely deployed Windows-based POS system, Win/DSS(tm) - Windows Distributed Store Systems. After over 10 years in the marketplace, with installs in over 60 countries and over 125,000+ registers, Win/DSS(tm) has become the de facto standard in Point Of Sale technology. It has been estimated that there are over 2 million Win/DSS(tm) users (cashiers, supervisors, etc.) world wide."
The above paragraph, despite mentioning a commercially available product, is historically significant when discussing POS software. Win/DSS(tm) does represent the most widely installed POS software in the market. If you're going to edit this and remove it, I suggest going to the Microsoft Wikipedia entry and removing all references to "Word" and "Excel" as well. The fact remains that there are literally millions of users across almost every country where a free market retail society exists. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.40.94.131 (talk • contribs).
