Windows to Power ATM's in 2005

[Timothy M. Lyons]

As a former OS/2 user, I agree that it's time has come/gone. However one would
think that given the legacy of big iron in those shops, a unixish
solution would have prevailed.

As to hacking ATM's being a moot point, all I can say is with patience,
dedication, motivation, and resources, _any_ network or device can be hacked.
It's just a matter of finding the chink in the armor.

--Tim

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 at 13:40 -0400 Kyle Plummer was heard to utter:

KP> I would agree if it wasn't for the fact most bank branches and ATMs are on
KP> Peer to Peer networks.  So the possiblity of hacking is mute.  IBM had
KP> annouced some time ago that they were no longer providing further support
KP> after the last update of OS/2.  Althought the comment about Windows being
KP> "open" is funny.  There are only two US companies that produce ATMs.  One
KP> was owned by IBM (Diebold), and the other AT&T (NCR).
KP>
KP>