Please note:
- I'm an apprentice, not an expert
- I've never implemented one of these in the real world
- Currently attending classes at Devry University
- View the source code of this page for more comments
- This is not a HOWTO - click here for that
What exactly is a Kiosk?
- A locked-down public computer that typically serves a single purpose
- Supermaerket self-checkouts/POS machines
- Credit card swiper, PIN pad, cash reader, change dispenser, scale, barcode reader, recipt/coupon printer
- Digital Photo Kiosk
- Scanner, printer, memory card reader
- Information Kiosk
- No Internet, probably apache and a browser, possibly PHP and MySQL (or something similar), or just even a directory tree and a browser
- Movie Theater Ticket Booth, Jukebox (Internet or self-contained), Internet Exercise Machines
- Internet Kiosk
- A terminal that provides public Internet access
- Supermaerket self-checkouts/POS machines
- Suppliers: IBM, NCR, Fujitsu, Wincor Nixdorf
The First Kiosk
This is the first automated
teller machine ever built.
The Kiosk at my Laudromat
An employee said they
paid upwards of $15,000
for the whole system.
Graduate Hospital lobby
A job search kiosk
in a Hosptial.
These guys might sue...
A Bookstore kiosk
These guys probably would sue...
An actual Internet kiosk,
in Philadelphia even!