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H_TeXMeX_H:
So nobody was suspicious of you typing on the thing ?

toadlife:
You guys crack me up with your suggestion that they "install linux" on their ATMs. Those ATM's are most likely made by Diebold, and the banks have no choice over what OS goes on them. Diebold used to use OS2 but switched to Windows when support for OS2 went away. I beleive the new ATM's by Deibold run XP Embedded.

For the banks to put linux on their ATM's they would have to buy new ATMs from a different vendor that uses linux (if one exists), which would be very expensive.

Aloone_Jonez:
I don't know bout cash machines but Linux is becomming very popular as an embedded OS, it was used in a project at work and it was great. I was dissapointed that I didn't have the opportunity to become involved with the software side, - I could've learnt a lot more about Linux. :(

piratePenguin:

--- Quote from: toadlife ---
For the banks to put linux on their ATM's they would have to buy new ATMs from a different vendor that uses linux (if one exists), which would be very expensive.
--- End quote ---
So I can get Linux on my iPod running, and these banks can't get Linux on their ATMs?

I read an article about the AIB (Allied Irish Bank) starting to get their branches hooked up to GNU/Linux. I'm not sure if that means their ATMs. Their issue with Windows is having to fuck with code when new, supposadly expected to be more secure (I suspect that's why they'd "upgrade"), Windows releases are made.

--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---I could've learnt a lot more about Linux.
--- End quote ---
http://tldp.org Knock yourself out.

H_TeXMeX_H:

--- Quote from: toadlife ---You guys crack me up with your suggestion that they "install linux" on their ATMs. Those ATM's are most likely made by Diebold, and the banks have no choice over what OS goes on them. Diebold used to use OS2 but switched to Windows when support for OS2 went away. I beleive the new ATM's by Deibold run XP Embedded.

For the banks to put linux on their ATM's they would have to buy new ATMs from a different vendor that uses linux (if one exists), which would be very expensive.
--- End quote ---

If they used to run OS2 then there's absolutely no reason why they won't run Linux.

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