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		iolothebard on Dec 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everything I Needed to Know About Good UX I Learne... I worked at restaurants with id based POS systems (pre touch screen, you just typed in numbers for every item). Then the touch screens came out, so slow in comparison. The learning curve was faster but the operations were terrible in comparison. I still remember Red Lobster POS codes from the 1990s. 2411, 2443, 901, ... Good times :-)

wycx on Dec 23, 2015 [–]

7" 4:3 monochrome CRT screens; membrane keyboard covers; 286 in a desktop case on its side on the floor, gummed up with spilled soda...

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