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My goal is to develop an interactive kiosk with only touchscreen available to visitors for a local museum. I must admit that I'm a freshman in this part of hardware world, but I really like the sound of this challenge, so I need to get some info/advice first about kiosk's components.

Regarding to the software part, I'm going to use an Arch Linux OS and develop my own kiosk software for the most minimalistic framework possible. I opt for making an app based on WebGL (because I believe this is my forte), so WebGL Hardware Acceleration must be supported by GPU. In case WebGL would be too heavy, my emergency plan is to build a good HTML site or a standalone Java app (which could be the hardest way, but more efficient).

So now about the hardware: The first thing that interests me the most are touchscreens - is there a special type of them, i.e. industrial ones, that are appropriate for this purpose? Where to find them and which one would you recommend me?

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    There is no problem with the question and is completely on-topic here. It asks about a computer which can be compatible with the given details. So, there's nothing wrong about it, and the question is not broad.
    – Dawny33
    Commented Sep 21, 2015 at 9:50

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Yes, there are industrial grade touchscreens built exactly for this purpose. I can recommend something in this family. Or you can start your own search on big industrial supplier's sites like digikey or Allied Electronics.

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