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The Innkeeper Copyright(c) 1989-91 Bidwell, Danton, & Marques, Ltd.
231 Grove Street
Mt. Kisco, New York 10549
(914) 241-8484
- ABOUT THE INNKEEPER
The Innkeeper is a point of sale system designed for bars and
restaurants. A typical Innkeeper installation will consist of
several pos stations, waitress stations, kitchen and bar printers,
and an office station. The number of Innkeeper stations is only
limited by the chosen LAN implementation. At BDM we have had good
success using Grapevine (Computer Pathways) as the Innkeeper LAN
platform.
The Innkeeper provides many benefits to an establishment:
- Inventory control
- Pricing control
- Food and Drink routing
- Theft control
- Improved customer service
Statistics from or current customers show that automating an
establishment will increase profit by as much as 22% annually.
- WHATS ON THIS BBS FILE
The complete POS front-end is provided through the SHAREWARE
concept.
- HOW TO START
Create a directory on your system called 'WORK' and copy the
Innkeeper files to this directory. To start the program simply type
'BAR'. You will be prompted for an operator number and then a
password. Enter '1' for the operator number and 'password' for the
password (do not enter the quotes). The password routine is case
sensitive so make sure you enter it in lower case. Once you are in
the point of sale program press SHIFT+F1 for help.
The first thing that you must do is to build checks. Press F9 and select
Clear Checks'. This only has to be done once, the very first time you
try the system.
- A BRIEF OPERATIONS OVERVIEW
The system is designed around 5 main sale 'windows' that contain
product information. The contents of the windows are completely
customizable via the Innkeeper back-end. All pricing, inventory,
product descriptions, and reporting are controlled through the
back-end.
Each product window contains up to 26 entries. The entries can be
products, or a sub-title to make the window more readable. To
navigate through the windows use the space bar F1, F2, F3, or F4. To
make a sale simply press the letter that corresponds to the item(s)
to be sold and then press enter. If you happen to have a cash
drawer connected to a com port, you can make it pop open. (My kids
do it all day) You build 'TABS' by pressing the HOME key and
selecting a table number. ADDING TO TAB ## will appear in the upper
left hands corner of the screen. Once you are finished selecting
items press enter. On a live Innkeeper system this would route all
food orders to the kitchen, and drinks to the bar. Press F6 to
view and manipulate the customer checks.
Take a look at the help screen (SHIFT+F1) to figure out the system.
It's really pretty simple.
FEEDBACK
We are very interested in any feedback regarding this product.
Please drop a note to:
Mike Bidwell
25-104 Village Park
Pleasant Valley, New York 12569
(914) 635-8467
The complete Innkeeper product includes multiple POS and Waitress
station support, office software for inventory, pricing, reporting,
etc., and documentation. Source code is optional. The Innkeeper is
available from Bidwell, Danton, & Marques, Ltd.