__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 17 November 2006 04:45 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Why not Embedded? ATM's Running XP Professional...
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| This time, I happened to be there when it suddenly BSOD'd and began a
>>| reboot cycle. Obviously, to BSOD it needs to run Windows, and moments
>>| later, that was confirmed. But that's not the story here -- believe it or
>>| not, most ATMs run Windows nowadays, and there's absoloutely nothing
>>| wrong with that.
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| There's a million reasons why an ATM should must be RTOS, be it Linux or
>>| VxWorks or Windows CE, but even if you don't go with RTOS, Windows XP
>>| Professional most certainly isn't the answer. Especially if it's not even
>>| SP2.
>> `----
>>
>> http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/287
>>
>
> Do we know which banks and machines they are? It would be extremely
> useful to know which ones to avoid. I'll change bank if I need to. I'm
> not taking this kind of risk!
I clearly recall an ATM in town (Link, IIRC) which just had a plain Windows
2000 desktop on it (you know, the briefcase, IE, and the blue background)
for over a month. At one point, wired were sticking out of the ATM, which I
assume is something that vandals were responsible for.
Best wishes,
Roy
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