-- one at each vendor's booth -- at a SYSCO show in the Los Angeles area this week.
Over 60,000 orders are expected to be electronically captured each day and transmitted to a remote data server via the WS4's wireless capabilities. Data Connect thereafter provides real-time sales and vendor information to SYSCO.
The Micros WS4 is a rugged point-of-sale (POS) terminal designed primarily for the hospitality industry, according to Micros. It runs Windows CE 4.1 on a National Semiconductor Geode 3200 processor. The "open system design" is enables inter-operability with Windows-compatible applications and POS peripherals, Micros says. The WS4 also comes with Micros's proprietary "Client Application Loader" (CAL) software, which is said to facilitate easy loading, upgrading, and remote management of software applications.
Features and specifications of the Micros WS4 POS terminals include:
- Processor -- National Semiconductor Geode SC3200
- Memory -- Up to 256MB PC133 SDRAM, 32MB CompactFlash
- Display -- 12.1-inch, high brightness, 64K-color, active matrix, SVGA (800 x 600 pixels) LCD, with 5-wire resistive touchscreen
- Storage -- 32MB socketed DiskOnChip Flash drive, expandable to 128MB
- Networking -- 10/100 BaseT on board, "Wake On LAN"
- Magnetic stripe reader -- 3 track (internal)
- I/O Ports:
- Two Micros cash drawer ports
- 9-pin RS-232 serial port
- Two RJ45 RS422/RS485/RS232 switchable ports labelled "Port A" and "Port B"
- Two USB V1.1
- External 4-pin mini-DIN connector for customer display
- Operating System -- Windows CE 4.1
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