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    [–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

    Why exactly does this need to run a full OS?

    [–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

    Right? Could just use a microcontroller for each individual screen and then a separate PC to update each microcontroller if needed.

    [–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 points 12 hours ago

    Ads.
    Maybe a button or two to initiate the machine cloaca to piss into the cup?

    [–] mrnobody@reddthat.com 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

    Probably so they can easily swap out flavors or mark OUT or OUT OF SERVICE, etc

    [–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

    If you're swapping flavors (which won't happen often) your already having to clean it. Swapping out the button insert isn't a big ask. This doesn't solve anything a physical sign could do better.

    [–] mrnobody@reddthat.com 2 points 6 hours ago

    You're right, in just speculating why a screen could be there. Seems overkill, even if it ran the icee machine itself

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

    Define full OS