Posted: 10/23/2016 1:01:38 PM EDT
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last time i saw one of those was a very long time ago, running mapics, 8x24 monitor and a clicky keyboard (i still use clicky keboards and have 4). are they still a 'mini-computer' type setup? View Quote Our credit card processing software hooks into MAPICS (and most other ERP apps). They are still the same central computing system, ultra reliable and scalable. The ratio of computing power from the smallest to the largest is around 80,000. Still 80x24 for most "green-screen" applications and a specific keyboard designed by IBM after decades of research to be the mot productive for order entry and general computing in the world.
They developed CUA - Common User Access standards that gave us F1 for help, and F5 for refresh, Tab to navigate fields, and more, that we still use today. Can't do data entry faster on a GUI.
MANY large companies rely on them. CocaCola, NY Life, Home Depot, MIT, Johns Hopkins, most universities and colleges. Many cool companies like Hornady, Century Arms, Lyman, Smokey Mtn Knife Works, Frost Cutlery, Chattanooga Shooting Supply , Sunbelt Rentals, who all use my software.
These days, a lot of GUI apps use the system for their back-end processing.
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