misk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 months agoIndiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the BASICswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIndiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the BASICswww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHow do they save transactions reliably? To floppy? Or tape? What if the disk/tape is full. I love it, but seems a bit flakey
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey probably don’t and it’s just for pricing and printing receipts… I guess they could record the sales using carbon copy receipt paper. Realistically it only needs to hold info for the day. It’s a bakery. They just need to know how much money should be in the cash drawer.
How do they save transactions reliably? To floppy? Or tape?
What if the disk/tape is full.
I love it, but seems a bit flakey
They probably don’t and it’s just for pricing and printing receipts…
I guess they could record the sales using carbon copy receipt paper.
Realistically it only needs to hold info for the day. It’s a bakery. They just need to know how much money should be in the cash drawer.