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To: Road Walker who wrote (115745)	11/2/2000 10:31:39 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: that talked about future cash registers being (essentially) PC's that were connected to the Internet, to record sales and check inventories in real time. Where have you guys been? This happened years ago. Dan

To: Road Walker who wrote (115745)	11/2/2000 10:35:26 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

John - Re: 'There was an article posted here a couple of months ago, that talked about future cash registers being (essentially) PC's that were connected to the Internet, to record sales and check inventories in real time. That's what, about 10 microprocessors per grocery store? How many grocery stores are there in the world, how many WalMarts and Kmarts?' Along those same lines, I by chance caught a short story on CNBC today, showing a new fancy Coke machine - fully automated with internal elevators, etc., made by Maytag ! The machine would order refills and maintenance service ITSELF when required as it was connected directly to the Internet. I have no clue what processor(s) it used, but it sure may be a clue as to what the future holds in store - for STORES ! Paul