> > For example, most ATM machines still run Win 3.1, because
> Really?, I always thought (in the case of aib's anyway) they
> ran a unix or vms OS*. 'cause it looks like an ncurses screen.
> Though boi have a gui screen. I seem to remember seeing one
> of those crashed one day with what looked an NT blue screen,
> or that could have been one of the eircom Internet kiosks
I've seen one reboot into DOS and run machine.exe, then the BOI GUI
appeared.
"A large part of the problem is because lurking behind that ATM screen
is a PC. And increasingly, that computer is more likely to be running
the Windows operating system (OS). While this means that the bank can
offer an improved ATM service with better graphics, it also means that
the system is at greater risk than ever from security-related problems,
experts say." --
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single2755
Regards,
Stephen
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