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panch24 Posted messages 5 Status Member -  
Chris 94 Posted messages 1937 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
Hello, a few days ago I bought a cash register from the brand: Electro Calcul Alpha 16/PC. I tried to do my first transaction, the ticket came out and then nothing happened, the buttons stopped making any sound and the entire register is frozen. The screen shows €14 as the amount to pay and a small "u". The whole register is blocked and I can't do anything. It would be really nice if someone could help me; I have very limited means and I cannot afford to buy another register. THANK YOU

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    Chris 94 Posted messages 1937 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 536
     
    Hello,

    You just bought it... Is it not under warranty?

    In any case, your question is off-topic; a cash register is not really an office item :-/

    --
    People who fight can lose. People who don't fight have already lost.
    (Bertolt BRECHT)
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    1. panch24 Posted messages 5 Status Member
       
      I bought them from a private seller on a well-known website.
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    2. Chris 94 Posted messages 1937 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 536
       
      You have hardly any recourse :-/

      Except to ask him to help you fix it or try to persuade him to refund you.
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    3. panch24 Posted messages 5 Status Member
       
      This has already been done except that, of course, I have never received a response... What I'm looking for is someone on this site who knows a bit about the machine and could tell me how to unlock it... But thanks for the information...
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  2. Julian_Assange Posted messages 516 Status Member 177
     
    Beware Chris, the cash registers work for the most recent ones and more and more with an OS that's truly local :)
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    1. Chris 94 Posted messages 1937 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 536
       
      Hi,

      Hmm, I'm afraid that even fridges and others also use an OS, whether it's from us or specific. However, this OS is generally inaccessible...

      As I reply to you, it occurs to me that a few devices of that kind have a "reset" button or a key combination to restart the mechanism. If that's the case here, unfortunately, I don't know the trick :-/
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    2. Julian_Assange Posted messages 516 Status Member 177
       
      If my fridge has an OS, I understand why it freezes so often!
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      1. Chris 94 Posted messages 1937 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 536 > Julian_Assange Posted messages 516 Status Member
         
        We're drifting a bit... For the year 2000, working in a lab, I was in charge of checking whether the famous bug could affect certain devices: fridges, centrifuges, etc. were potentially at risk. Thermostats or speed controllers were "smart" :-/
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      2. Julian_Assange Posted messages 516 Status Member 177 > Chris 94 Posted messages 1937 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         
        No, but actually I tried to make a cheesy pun between "freeze" and "fridge".

        Anyway, everything is connected now.
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      3. Chris 94 Posted messages 1937 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 536 > Julian_Assange Posted messages 516 Status Member
         
        Oops! Excellent but given the time... ;-)
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