Re: [ILUG] WIT SMARTCARDS

From: John McCormac (jmcc at domain hackwatch.com)
Date: Thu 28 Oct 1999 - 17:42:29 IST


Bernard Tyers wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just looking for information and giving some..
> For those of you not in Waterford, WIT have introduced SMARTCARDS (i.e.
> allowing students not to carry money, except in smatr card form...for
> photocopiers/ shops/bank/ phones etc)....
>
> Anyway, the controllers for the photocopiers are running a slimed down
> linux kernel.
> i was shocked when i saw LILO: Linux booting one morning...
>
> anyone from WIT want to comment on it, and say if it is used any where
> else?

That reminds me. I must drop a few copies of the Black Book into the
college library. ;-)

Regards...jmcc

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