Point Of Sale (POS) software
A good friend of mine is in the early stages of starting a small retail business. I noticed he has tons of information about POS software for PCs under various flavors of Windows.
I know The Apple Stores use a custom made Mac based solution (FileMaker Pro?) as well as other Mac retailers, but I am having a tough time finding commercially available options.
I told my friend that an iMac with a bar code reader and cash drawer would probably be really easy to setup and maintain, if the right software is available. Classic or X.
I guess Invoicing and Inventory Control would be the bare minimum requirements.
If anyone around here knows about such products, please post information and leads.
Regards,
Bill M
I know The Apple Stores use a custom made Mac based solution (FileMaker Pro?) as well as other Mac retailers, but I am having a tough time finding commercially available options.
I told my friend that an iMac with a bar code reader and cash drawer would probably be really easy to setup and maintain, if the right software is available. Classic or X.
I guess Invoicing and Inventory Control would be the bare minimum requirements.
If anyone around here knows about such products, please post information and leads.
Regards,
Bill M
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You'd be suprise what he could accomplish by using this in conjunction with a Database. Good luck!
<strong>...Ensigns POSIM is a good start <a href="http://www.posim.net/msm_reporting.html"; target="_blank">http://www.posim.net/msm_reporting.html</a>; </strong><hr></blockquote>
Great stuff hmurchison, thanks for the tip. They offer a free trial download which I am going to show my friend on my TiBook next week. Hopefully this will help him start looking to the Mac as a viable solution for his needs.
Regards,
Bill
[ 03-23-2002: Message edited by: Bill M ]</p>
It's a WebObjects solution. I arranged a demo for a friend and I was very impressed. Only catch might be that it's designed first as an e-commerce solution, but they do have a POS module.