Re: slow check out at grocery store

"Benchwarmer" <Benchwarmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I go to a local grocery store that uses windows xp to run it's check out

How would you know that?

registers, and when I use my Debit Card sometimes it takes a long time to
except

Maybe "accept"?

my card. today a girl told me that when they use two registers at the same
time
the computer is real slow. I told her that the computer needed more memory
or
Ram, what do you think .

There may be one computer per register.
Each computer may be tied to the home office server, the local bank, and
credit authorities. The home office could be uploading data, affecting
operation times of the registers.
You might consider warming the bench some more..
Dave


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