Linux At the Point of Sale 264
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?"
Jeff Albertson (Score:4, Funny)
Your boss has responded (Score:5, Funny)
Job (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, didn't see that coming from a /. reader ;)
I guess that settles it (Score:5, Funny)
CueCat! (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Jeff Albertson (Score:3, Funny)
Re:iBookshelf would work (Score:5, Funny)
Sourceforge - put into cold storage
Re:CueCat! (Score:0, Funny)
Re:iBookshelf would work (Score:3, Funny)
Doahh!
Try looking at your own links, beside for a comic shop, the software would have to be a chimera of an investment portfolio program, a POS program and a FDA 501K level inventory program in other words it don;t exists. I've been looking for an FDA 501K level inventory program for quite a while now it needs to keep track of
ordering, items received by quantity, lot numbers and expiration dates and keeps track of preferred, generic, depreciated and obsolete items and what went into which product and was assembeled by who and when
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RiversPOS (Score:3, Funny)
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