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Introduction to the 3700 System

What is the 3700 System?

The 3700 system is an integrated point-of-sale (POS) system

that uses open PC and networking architecture, client/server

architecture, a standard Microsoft © operating system, and

flexible and configurable software.

In addition to POS operations, the 3700 system also gives you:

❏ printing capabilities (guest checks and kitchen orders).

❏ sales and cost reporting.

❏ time and attendance.

❏ interfaces to third-party peripheral equipment and

software, including property management systems.

Items in the 3700 System

The following items make up a 3700 system:

❏ a server PC running the database server

❏ one or more PCs running the 3700 POS applications, also

called “clients”

❏ printers for guest checks and remote order printing

The server is the PC that has the database on it. A client is any

application that communicates with that server to access data

in the database. For example, your restaurant has three user

workstations that run POS Operations. The desktop PC in the

office has the database on it. Each of the POS Operations

modules accesses the database to get data they need, such as

menu items. In this case, the desktop PC with the database is

the “server,” and the Operations modules are the “clients.”

user capability: More than one client can use the system (access

the server) at the same time. It also offers pre-emptive multi-

tasking capabilities. This means that a computer (client or

server) appears to do more than one task at the same time, such

as completing a POS transaction and printing.