Linux On a Used Cash Register 214
codewolf writes: "Looking at this site, it seems that if someone has enough time on their hands, they can get Linux to run on just about anything. Looks like this guy got Red Hat Linux running on an Ultimate Techonologies Corporation cash register. This is a great hack if you ask me."
Great! (Score:2, Funny)
well if you need reliability... (Score:5, Funny)
"...you agree by paying this amount, to never divulge what you paid, or purchased, in any form, written, recorded, or electronicly transcribed in any way, to anybody. By having this receipt, you are violating the EUCEA (End User Cash Exchange Agreement) and must distroy this document, or face an audit of all digital processing and storage devices you own."
Well it's confirmed... (Score:5, Funny)
I won't be truely impressed... (Score:2, Funny)
Shit. I gotta lay off the caffine.
Linux can run on anything (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And here I was... (Score:2, Funny)
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I can't imagine (Score:1, Funny)
Hey mam what you are typing all I need is to get some change...
Enough time? More like way too much time! (Score:3, Funny)
Do you have to mount
J.
Slight bug though... (Score:5, Funny)
Now it would be impressive (Score:1, Funny)
Re:This is not necessarily a "good thing"... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:well if you need reliability... (Score:4, Funny)
Heh, well at Wimbledon station in the UK, they run Windows NT to sell train tickets in one of those electronic hole in the wall ticket dispensers. (Choose ticket, insert money, out pops ticket).
While waiting for my pickup, I amused my self as the machine spontaneously rebooted, saw the NT4 loader in it's comforting blue screen, see Windows launch, autologin, connect to some network shares and start up the ticket selling interface. And then watch it spontaneously reboot again =P
Monty Hall would be proud (Score:2, Funny)
And I thought my wife carried everything in her purse.
Re:Slight bug though... (Score:2, Funny)
Hey, here's an idea (Score:3, Funny)