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In 1988 a prototype point of sale system was set up in the office of a local estate agent. Access was to it was via a Digithurst designed capacitance through the glass keyboard. The system gathered user response data over the course of 3 months. At the same time Digithurst GmbH were experimenting with a similar system used for last minute holiday bookings and based on a software package it designed called PictureBook.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The MicroEye Video output card was used in a point of sale advertising system installed in pharmacies throughout France.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eventually all of Digithurst\u2019s point of sales technologies were combined and marketed as the Showfax terminal which was used as a basis for various systems marketed by our distributors. The PictureBook browser software was used to display advertisements on National Lottery terminals and distribute content to electronic billboards.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Peter Peniciaro worked for Reuters on Long Island and was probable the only person who foresaw how video in windows technology would end up being used.<\/p>\n

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