Equipment Required for a Box Office
Bare Bones Version
- Windows 2000, XP Pro, Vista Business, 500 MB ram, 500 MB free disk space,
with a mouse and color monitor.
You may want to add:
- Surge protector for each computer and monitor.
- Inkjet or laser printer for reports.
- Thermal ticket printer (no cutter) for attractive tickets and quiet printing.
- Fast thermal ticket printer (with cutter) for attractive tickets, and fast printing Boca or Practical Automation.
- Custom ticket stock one color.
- Word processor for letters, database manager, plus training.
- CD burner for backing up (we do not recommend tape drives).
- UPS (uninterruptible power supply).
- MerchantPlus.com or Authorize.net account for processing credit cards.
- Electronic cash drawer for each ticket window.
- Magnetic stripe credit card reader for each ticket window.
- Pole displays for each ticket window.
- For remote access software, (so you can work from home) use Windows Remote Desktop.
If you have an operation with four or more people selling tickets:
You will want a computer to be used as a dedicated file server. This server should have about 1 GB ram.
Windows or Linux/Samba network. One workstation for each incoming phone line and ticket window plus one for the boss.
Pricing of equipment:
For pricing of Windows operating systems, report printers, surge protectors, UPS’s, CD burners, check online or with your local computer store.
For pricing of thermal ticket printers, ticket stock, cash drawers, credit card readers, pole displays, Merchantplus.com and Authorize.net, please contact Center Stage Software.
You do not need:
Sound cards, speakers, or joysticks.
