QuickSell 2000 provides great flexibility for configuring your POS systems. It supports multiple POS devices (scanners, printers, pole displays, etc.) connected to the serial ports, the parallel port, or the keyboard input on your PC. QuickSell also completely supports open PC-based POS systems, such as, the IBM SureOne, Epson IT-U200, and TEC ST-5500/RE-2500/3500.

Stand-Alone POS Stations
You can run QuickSell 2000 on a stand-alone POS station or in a networked environment. A stand-alone system may be appropriate for a small store where a single POS register is sufficient for all sales transactions. The same PC can be used to perform the back-office functions provided by the QuickSell 2000 Manager program.

Networked Environments
A local area network (LAN) uses a common QuickSell 2000 POS database. A master/satellite configuration using a peer-to-peer network operating system is adequate for up to ten POS registers. A POS register is assigned as the master system where the QuickSell 2000 POS database is located. Typically, the master station is the least used register so that it efficiently shares the database with the other satellite registers. Back-office functions can be performed on this or any other register.
If you have large stores, a file server configuration is appropriate. This setup is essentially the same as the master/satellite except that one PC is dedicated as the file server for the whole network.
QuickSell 2000 supports whichever configuration or POS devices you select. You should consider the following options and configurations as guidelines only. Contact SMS if you need additional information.

Supported POS Devices

POS Keyboards
• Standard PC keyboards
• Programmable POS keyboards
Customer Pole Displays
• Single or multi-line displays with serial interface
Weight Scales
• Electronic scales with serial or keyboard wedge interface
Cash Drawers
• Serial, printer fired, or proprietary (TEC, TM300, etc.) cash drawers
Receipt Printers
• Receipt printers with serial or parallel interface
Printers
• 80-column dot matrix, inkjet, or laser printers
Barcode Scanners
• CCD and laser scanners with serial or keyboard wedge interface
• Wand, hand-held, projection, and in-counter scanners
Credit Card Readers (Magnetic Stripe)
• 1 to 3 tracks MSR with serial or keyboard wedge interface

Stand-Alone POS System

Computer
• Pentium Class Processor
• 32 megabytes of RAM (64 megabytes recommended)
• 2GB hard drive or greater
• CDROM or 3.5" floppy drive
• VGA color monitor
• Pointing device (mouse, trackball, etc.)
• Keyboard
Optional POS Devices
• 40- and 80-column receipt printer
• 80-column report printer
• Cash drawer with receipt printer interface
• Barcode scanner/credit card reader combo with keyboard wedge
• Modem for credit card authorization

Networked Systems - Master/Satellite Configuration

Network Type
• Windows 95/98/NT, Novell NetWare, etc.
• Non-dedicated file server
Master Computer
• Pentium Class Processor
• 32 megabytes of RAM (64 megabytes recommended)
• 2 GB hard drive or greater
• CDROM or 3.5" floppy drive
• VGA color monitor
• Network card and cabling
• Tape backup system
• Uninterruptable power supply (UPS)
• Pointing device (mouse, trackball, etc.)
• Keyboard
Satellite Computers
• Pentium Class Processor
• 16 megabytes of RAM (32 megabytes recommended)
• 540 megabyte hard drive or greater
• 3.5" floppy drive
• VGA color or monochrome monitor
• Network card and cabling
• Keyboard
Optional POS Devices
• 40- and 80-column receipt printer
• 80-column report printer
• Cash drawer with receipt printer interface
• Barcode scanner/credit card reader combo with keyboard wedge
• Modem for credit card authorization

Networked Systems - File Server/Satellite Configuration

Network Type
• Server-client network (Windows NT, NetWare, etc.)
• Dedicated file server
File Server Computer
• Pentium Class Processor
• 64 megabytes of RAM or greater
• 2GB hard drive or greater
• CDROM or 3.5" floppy drive
• VGA color monitor
• Network card and cabling
• Tape backup system
• Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
• Pointing device (mouse, trackball, etc.)
• Keyboard
Satellite Computers
• Pentium Class Processor
• 16 megabytes of RAM or greater
• 540 megabyte hard drive or greater
• 3.5" floppy drive
• VGA color or monochrome monitor
• Network card and cabling
• Keyboard
Peripheral Devices
• 40- and 80-column receipt printer
• 80-column report printer
• Cash drawer with receipt printer interface
• Barcode scanner/credit card reader combo with keyboard wedge
• Modem for credit card authorization

Additional Notes for Windows...
1) Because of the Windows' CPU and memory requirements, we suggest that your back office computer have as a minimum a Pentium Class Processor and 64MB of RAM. QuickSell 2000 POS will work with 16MB of RAM; however the QuickSell 2000 Manager report generating functions may be slow due to lack of RAM. As with any Windows applications, the more RAM in your computer, the faster the program will run.
2) You should set your Windows 95/98 task bar option to Auto Hide so that the task bar will not be displayed over the command buttons in the QuickSell 2000 POS screens.