The display is the input device. The network is the computer.
The network display is the only
hardware you need.
The X Server is the only software
you need.
You are now free to use any software running on any hardware anywhere
in the world.
You are no longer limited to using only the software on your personal
computer.
You are no longer limited to the processing power of your personal
computer
In fact, You no longer need a personal computer.
and, You no longer need Microsoft.
'bout time, innit?
What lies in the future for Point of
Sale software and hardware? There is a new device, a POS tablet,
which is about to enter the market and which will make it easy for the
people in a restaurant to take your order right at your table.
Your first reaction to this is probably that you have already heard of
this being done and you're right. It is being done by devices
that require special training, are used by restaurant personnel and
cost thousands of dollars.
So what is different about this new device, the POS tablet? First
of all it's very low cost. Secondly, it has a much bigger and
more useful display than any handheld device you've ever seen.
Thirdly, it's designed not just for restaurant personnel to use
but also by you, if you choose.
You might think that this is just another small computer but no, it
isn't a computer at all. It's only a wireless display. It's
more like a cell phone that can receive TV programming than anything
else you can think of, but instead of using it to watch TV you use it
to browse the restaurant's menu and to make your menu selections from
it.