TRW Inc. was an American corporation involved in a variety of businesses, mainly aerospace, electronics, automotive, and credit reporting. [2] It was a pioneer in multiple fields including electronic components, integrated circuits, computers, software and systems engineering.

TRW's move into POS was largely a defensive tactic. The electronic credit authorization business it had pioneered in the 1960s was coming under increasing competition. Then NCR, the overall leader in POS machines, launched a POS system incorporating credit checking in 1975.

May 23, 2018 · TRW made a risky venture in 1976, entering the tricky market of electronic point-of-sale (POS) machines. Those machines had boosted profits for retailers, but not for manufacturers. Its proposed 2001 system aimed at the general market and cost $4,000 per unit, similar to competitors. TRW ’ s move into POS machines was largely a defensive ...

Mar 1, 1979 · TRW's newly developed modular store processor is the heart of the just-announced 2001 Mass Merchandise Store System. The modularly expandable system allows the mass merchandiser to enter POS operations simply and move into more sophisticated applications on a stepby-step, cost-justified basis.

The TRW-Fujitsu Company's 7880 POS System is said to be the first on the market to offer as options such state-of-the-art technology as bubble memory, plasma display, and an integrated magnetic stripe card reader.

A POS terminal released in 1981 by TFC (THE TRW-FUJITSU COMPANY) in the U.S. Based on the FACOM3556 developed by Fujitsu, it was developed to answer the needs present in the U.S. and Europe. Its status as a leading-edge POS terminal equipped with a plasma display and bubble memory were highly praised.

POS is an abbreviation for point of sale (or point-of-sale, or point of service). The point of sale sometimes refers to the electronic cash register system. The point of sale systems are used in hotels, stadiums, restaurants, casinos, as well as retail environments.

Mar 1, 1981 · The TRW-Fujitsu Company's 7880 POS System is said to be the first on the market to offer as options such state-of-the-art technology as bubble memory, plasma display, and an integrated magnetic stripe card reader.

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