Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Warpslide
From : killer
Date : Sat Nov 05 2022 10:27:12

 Wa> I'm also reminded of the time I went into a ScotiaBank one morning back
 Wa> in  the late 90s or early 2000s and was amused to see the ATMs rebooting
 Wa> and that  they ran OS/2.  I'm sure they've moved off of it by now, but
 Wa> it was still  neat to see.

OS/2 is the most commonly used operating system for ATMs.  Still is, but I
have noticed more with Windows Embedded in there now.

Surprising what actually gets implemented.  Feel like at times it is security through obscurity.  Once IBM gets their hands in a cookie jar they have a tendency to keep a tight grip on things.

Killer

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