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<H2><A NAME="s6">6. Future Directions</A></H2>
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<P>Our previous attempts at creating browser-based kiosks with
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Windows-based PC's were unsatisfactory. The units were unstable,
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freezing up frequently. The Linux approach has given us a reliable,
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robust kiosk in a public gallery that has stood up well to visitor
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usage. Our success with this project has led us to consider other
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kiosk possibilities.
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.1">6.1 Remote Kiosks</A>
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<P>One of our future goals is to implement remote kiosks in the greater
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Toronto area where people can browse some of our site information and,
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hopefully, be attracted enough by it to visit the ROM in person. These
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might be deployed at places such as conventions, trade shows, shopping
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malls or special exhibits. We are also thinking in terms of deploying
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kiosks in more distant locations, perhaps in public libraries.
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<P>For this project we would likely implement modem-based Linux boxes
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that could ``call home'' to update files on a routine basis and could
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be dialled into for maintenance and updates.
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.2">6.2 Touchscreens</A>
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<P>When the technology gets cheaper, we would like to experiment with
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flat-panel touchscreen displays for kiosks. The combination of
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flat-panel display and very small PC units would enable us to deploy
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kiosks with a very small footprint.
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.3">6.3 Keyboards</A>
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<P>Ultimately we may need to deploy kiosks that utilize keyboards. This
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will present a new set of challenges in terms of blocking unwanted
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keystrokes. If anyone would like to contribute information on this, or
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to any other aspect of the Kiosk-HOWTO, please email me at
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genew@rom.on.ca or my alternative email address njo@interlog.com.
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.4">6.4 Collaboration</A>
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<P>I would be very interested in collaborating with other kiosk builders
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to extend the Kiosk-HOWTO for other situations. Kiosks are a bit like
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Perl: ``There is more than one way to do it.''
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