<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
4694	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
PC	O
based	O
point	O
of	O
sale	O
(	O
POS	O
)	O
systems	O
,	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
4683	I-Device
and	O
IBM	O
4693	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
PC-based	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
PC-based	O
POS	O
Terminals	O
—	O
typically	O
an	O
IBM	O
keyboard	O
and	O
monitor	O
,	O
or	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
requires	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
4694	I-Device
computer	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Controller	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
also	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
server	O
on	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
boot	O
from	O
a	O
floppy	O
disk	O
,	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
main	O
server	O
on	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
