[DM-MUG] Re: Mac for Point of Sale business use?

[CW Smith]

Affirmative on both points.

ZZZ Records in downtown Des Moines uses an Indigo iMac for his POS and
accounting.  I'm not sure what software he's running, but I'm sure he'd be
helpful.

VirtualPC works great, although don't expect blinding speed from your
virtual box.  It takes up quite a large amount of system resources, but when
you "gotta" run Windows, it's a lot less frustrating than keeping a Wintel
running.  I use it mainly to test the look and layout of web pages on the
"other" platform before I post them, or for A/V shareware that isn't
available for Mac.

My main gripes are that Microsoft bought out VirtualPC's original creator,
Connectix, about a year ago, and they now only offer VPC as part of Office X
Professional Edition (about $600).  No standalone version anymore, and it
doesn't come with the Standard or Student versions of Office X.

Hope this helps.

Peace,
CW


On 6/18/04 12:02 PM, "Carolyn Moe" <dpark@iowatelecom.net> wrote:

> Please help.
> I am starting a new business and want to use my Mac for Point of Sale
> Inventory/Accounting control.  Please email me if you use a Mac in your
> business for this purpose or know of someone who does.
> 
> Also, I'd like to hear from someone who uses Virtual PC.  Does it really
> work as well as they say it will?
> 
> Thanks.  Your help is greatly appreciated.
> 
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