Ngokuphucuka kwemigangatho yokuphila yabantu, abantu banikela ingqalelo engakumbi kumgangatho wenkonzo, ngoko ke ezi matshini zokuzi-odola ngokwazo ziyabonwa ngabantu kule meko. Ngophuhliso lwesayensi netekhnoloji oluhlala lunciphisa iindleko zehardware, ukusetyenziswa kwezi nkqubo kuye kwenzeka. Kule mihla, izisombululo zoomatshini boku-odola ezisebenzisekayo ngakumbi, ezifana nee-PDA eziphathwayo, ziya zingena kancinci kancinci kwiinkampani zokupheka eziqhelekileyo.
Umatshini we-Lilliput woku-odola ukutya usebenzisa isisombululo se-PDA esiphathwayo, oku kunokufezekisa i-odolo epheleleyo yemenyu yokuzinceda ngaphandle kokubandakanyeka kwe-waitress/weitress. I-odolo idluliselwa ngenethiwekhi ukuya kwi-central server ngexesha langempela. Oku kunceda ngexesha lee-restaurant ezixakekileyo, konga iindleko zoyilo lwemenyu kunye nokuprinta, ngelixa kuvumela uhlaziyo olukhawulezileyo lwemenyu kunye neengcebiso / izitya ezikhethekileyo. Inkqubo ingafakwa etafileni yokutyela okanye kufutshane kwaye iqhagamshelwe kwi-POS engaphambili ye-restaurant. I-diner inoku-odola kwaye ihlawule ityala kunye nokujonga imeko yokulungiselela i-odolo, ukudlala imidlalo okanye ezinye izinto zokuzonwabisa, kunye nokubukela iintengiso ngelixa ilinde i-odolo yazo.