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Cases & Power Supply
Space is always at a premium. The
use of mid
tower is
usually a good choice. It should have enough bays to carry 1 disk drive and 1 micro dvd reader.
Main Boards
The main board may be of any
reputable
manufacturer that
supports the chosen processor.
When programming the BIOS
remember to disable
any integrated
peripherals that may conflict with add on components such as modems.
Processor
Since cost savings are important to
the Client,
the use
of Intel Atom / AMD is recommended.
Memory
A minimum of 1gb is required
while2gb is
recommended
for the OS. DineAmix apps require 5-10 mb per station.
Video Cards
Newer DineAmix products make use of
the X-Server
graphics
environment. Any VESA compliant video card with a minimum of 4 mb of
memory
is recommended. When a multi-Console card is present in the system, the
video card must be capable of being turned off. Confirm this by using
the
Boundless diagnostics disk. S3 series are compatible with Multi-Console
cards.
Hard Disk Drive & Backup Drive
DineAmix Software requires
less than 150 mb
and user data
may grow at a rate of 100 mb per year. This being said any 40 gb +
drive
will do. It is almost impossible to purchase a smaller drive these days.
Clients rarely make use of
tape drives for
backups. We
recommend the use of a second hard drive as a backup medium. In the
event
of a disk drive failure the second drive can be strapped as a master
and
they are back in business. This is a simple and cost effective means of
providing backups but is of no value in the event of theft. A third
removable
drive may be used for off site backups. CD/DVD rom
Any 8x CD rom or greater speed will
do the trick.
Software
updates and shipped on CD rom format media.
Keyboards
The POS systems are usually located
in computer
unfriendly
environments. I recommend the use of a good quality keyboard such as
Keytronics
or Cherry.
Communications
When more COMM. ports are required
then the 2
supported
by the main board, you will have to add a communications card. Since
these
cards are used to drive slow devices such as printers or pole displays.
the use of non intelligent cards is permitted. Typically a
Lava
Card is used.
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