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It isn’t located in the store yet, but we just got all the equipment for our point-of-sale system and I’ve been putting it together and making sure it all works. Because all of us are Mac-based, it is also Mac-based.

The heart of the system is a 20″ iMac, and it’s hooked up to a Symbol LS2208 barcode scanner, a Star TSP143U receipt printer, and an APG Vasario VB32-BL1616 cash drawer.

We will be using Checkout as our point-of-sale software. It’s beautiful software that integrates well with the MYOB AccountEdge software that we’ll be using for our bookkeeping.

We got the iMac through the Apple Store, but it’s a refurbished model, not brand-new. The scanner, printer, and cash drawer all came from Barcode Bonanza, who did a great job of calling me to add a necessary cable that I forgot to order, and dealing with my credit card being rejected because my spending spree had raised the fraud flags.

Now all we need is a counter to put this on, and some products to sell!