[ILUG] WIT SMARTCARDS

[Bernard Tyers]

yea john,

we could do with anm upgrade on it we only have rev. 3/4 AFAICR

ps: i'll have webcams at each conttroller...:-)

tbw: all of the coke machines / choccie bar machines also have smartcard
enabled vending...

therefore they must have the same controllers, therefore they are on a
network...possible therefore they have an ip number and can be pinged?
as far as i saw on the boot up, it had a ppp module installed..is the
machine put on line when it has validating to do?
but there was a NIC in the back of it..
...


i read in SA once where (i think ) berkley had their coke machines on-line
and you could ping it to see if it was full...or empty.  cool eh?

hmm, dream dream..


seriuosly if anyone has any infor on this i would be appreciative

thanks..

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, John McCormac wrote:

> 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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Bernard Tyers.  Mail: btyers at snet.wit.ie, Web: snet.wit.ie/bbt

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