answersLogoWhite

0

In 1986 Gene Mosher assembled the Atari ST520 with a 12" color display, a MicroTouch capacitive touchscreen and a Star Micronics DP8340 printer to create the first graphical touchscreen point of sale software and computer system. He named it 'ViewTouch' and first installed the POS system in The Mill Camp Restaurant on Q Street in Springfield, Oregon in July, 1986. ViewTouch POS was first demonstrated publicly at the ComDex (Computer Dealer Exposition) in Las Vegas in November, 1986, and in March, 1987 at the Canadian National Restaurant Exposition in Toronto.

The POS system's graphical interface was created by a comprehensive collection of 'buttons' or widgets which were designed to mimic all of the keys which could be found on an electronic cash register as well as drive the interface to all of the various management functions built into the software, many of which Mosher had created as far back as 1977 when writing POS software on his Apple II computer for the restaurants he operated in Norfolk, Virginia and in Syracuse, New York. These were carried forward into the graphical touchscreen POS software introduced in 1986 and included sales history, time clock, expense management, labor cost accounting and remote printing to the food preparation area of his restaurants.

The ViewTouch POS system was the first documented computer system to make use of a system of colorgraphic touchscreen widgets which could be directly manipulated by end users and which comprised a complete solution package for the hospitality vertical market.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

The first successful graphical web browser was called?

NCSA Mosaic was the first successful graphical Web browser. Erwise and ViolaWWW were graphical browsers that predated Mosaic, but were not anywhere near as successful.


What is the mean of graphical solution of two straight lines?

The graphical solution of two straight lines, if it exists, is a single point. If such a point exists, its mean will be itself.


What device is used to work with graphical objects in a GUI?

A mouse is typically used to work with graphical objects in a graphical user interface (GUI). The user can point, click, drag, and drop objects using the mouse to interact with the graphical interface.


To find the graphical solution when adding vectors you can draw a what from the starting point to ending point?

arrow


What is Disk Druid?

a graphical tool for partition management and mount point association


When was the pen invented?

in 1884 the fountain pen was invented... however the first conventional ballpoint pen was invented in 1938.the first ball point pen was invented in 1888.the first ball point pen was invented in 1888.


What is a double down arrow?

An arrow is a graphical symbol used to point or indicate direction.


When and where was the compass invented?

The first compass was invented in China by a man who noticed a certain point always faced one direction. (I think)


Who invented the decimal point?

The decimal point was invented by John Napier.


What is vanishing point answer in briefly.?

A vanishing point is a spot on the horizon that allows graphical perspective to form 3D shapes on a 2D flat surface.


The point and click format that modern operating systems use is called a?

GUI, pronounced "gooey"; This stands for "Graphical User Interface" Another term you may hear used in connection with this is "WIMP". (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointers)


When was the Decimal point invented?

The decimal point was invented between 1550 and 1617.