9 Sep
2013
9 Sep
'13
5:41 a.m.
On 09/08/2013 10:53 PM, Jim Brain wrote:
This is not a sales pitch, I promise.
My daughter is going to be selling PCB earrings at the upcoming ECCC/VCFMW
show, as she did last year. This year, she's asked how much a cash
register would cost, so she could look "professional" (she's 9, it's
cute,
I know).
So, I thought: I have a tiny CBM-compatible 2.5" printer sitting here
doing nothing, a C64 or VIC is easy to pull off the shelf, wiring up a
small LCD is no issue, and I have cartridge stock to make an autorun cart.
But, I am lacking a cash drawer. I've looked online, but I'd rather not
spend $50-100 on something that has marginal utility...
Thus, I'm wondering if someone on list has an old beat up drawer (with a
spring and solenoid) they'd be interested in offloading inexpensively or
donating...
Make one, perhaps? For the amount of use it'll get, the latch mechanism
could be wood (along with the rest of the drawer).
I do have a 1950's-era Ohmer in the workshop at the moment - that's
entirely mechanical, but I could take some photos and measurements of its
cash drawer if you want (the springs on it are quite insane - but it uses
the spring tension to drive the display wheels when a sale is made; I
imagine that the drawer eject isn't nearly as strong on an electric machine).
cheers
Jules