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ATM Operators Eye Linux as Windows XP Support Ends

posted by janrinok on Monday March 24 2014, @12:43PM   
from the you-know-it-makes-sense dept.

Sir Finkus writes:

"As Microsoft begins to end support for Windows XP, many ATM operators are investigating Linux as an alternative. Microsoft will no longer provide updates for the operating system, which currently powers nearly 95% of the world's ATMs.

Operators say that they'd like to be able to upgrade their machines and operating system at the same time. They are also hampered by the high cost of upgrading machines and regulatory requirements. With the lifetime of a typical ATM being 10-15 years, companies would value more flexible upgrade schedules."

• c3270 c3270 (Score: 3, Interesting) by VLM on Monday March 24 2014, @01:13PM

  by VLM (445) on Monday March 24 2014, @01:13PM (#20342)

  If they had any balls they would just auto boot linux into a c3270 emulator connecting back to the mothership. That would be a UI I could get behind. Why yes I have run the turnkey MVS system at home and connected many terms via c3270. Kind of like reliving my "youth".

  I'm not entirely kidding either, assuming the keypad emulates a numberpad the I suppose the moneyspitter emulates a printer, so just log into the mainframe with numeric username from the swiper (no swiping!) and enter your pin as your password and you're into a CICS menu.

  It would be like an intelligence test for the users, you must be this smart to get cash to buy drugs.

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• Re:c3270 (Score: 2) by TK on Monday March 24 2014, @02:35PM

  by TK (2760) on Monday March 24 2014, @02:35PM (#20425)

  Smart dealers would include ATM instructions with free samples.

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