[Discuss] Linux distro for cash register

[noel at natnix.com]

"accucobol gt"?  That sounds trippy.

We had a nice system for iload software on linux video applicances:  We used debian
as the base distribution, and set up scripts to netboot and
automatically provision the drives as they came off the assembly line.
Assemble, plug into network, boot, watch progress, reboot, and all the
software was set up.  We ran off a read-only disk image, much like a
live CD, but off the HD instead.  Is was fast to set up a box, and quite
robust.  I think my partner is free if you'd like to set up a system
like that.

What hardware are you running on?



--Noel




On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 02:21:21PM -0800, Julian Phillips wrote:
> Hi
> I am seeking advice on what flavour of Linux I should use to install on our
> cash registers.
> 
> Currently we are using win 2000 with a thinclient (accucobol gt) installed
> on our sco box 5.07. My needs are for a barebones instalation with the
> runtime version of the thinclient. The goal of this project is to create a
> reliable and stable pc suited to the purpose of being nothing more than a
> cash register. The other important critera is the speed of reinstalling  in
> the event of hardware failure.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Julian
> 
> 
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