Printer Kiosk

Printer Kiosk History

The first Kiosk Printer born in 1977 at the University of Illinois student from Murray Lappe.

The system was generated using a computer system accessible from a plasma monitors touch screen, this invented in the same university by Donald L. Bitzer.

The first use was intended for students and visitors to the discovery of movies, maps, bus schedules, activities and information on many other university activities.

The success was very broad, so much so that students and teachers began to use the system Printer Kiosk, as if it were a real personal computer, anticipating what then becomes the success of home computers.

The first commercial use of Printer Kiosk was subsequently carried out by Florsheim Shoe Co.., Manufacturer and distributor of shoes across America.