[TriLUG] windows is now open?

[Kevin Flanagan]

On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 13:53, Mark Kempster wrote:

When you consider that a lot of ATMs at large banks already run a
version of Windows, that or OS/2, you really have to wonder about your
stuff.  


Do folks recall about Bank of America's ATMs being down a while back
when SQLSlammer hit?

Did you know that many banks use 802.11b wireless for some of their ATMs
to talk back to the branch?  They are unlikely to be wide open

Kevin


> In the vein of 'it depends on what the definition of is is'
> Wired has an article today about ATMs running windows.
> 
> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60497,00.html
> 
> 
> Quote of interest:
> 
> [Gwenn Bezard] concluded the banking industry is ready to scrap IBM's
> OS/2 operating system, which powers most ATMs today. They would prefer
> Windows, a platform they consider "open" in that it is compatible with
> their internal corporate networks.
> 
> 
> I sure wish I found that statement funny.
> With logic like that, it's no wonder my savings account only
> has an interest rate of 1%. I wonder what their interest rates
> would be if tney traded up to Linux instead of Windows?
> 
> - mark
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