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A lot if not the majority or PoS terminals around here run som DOS software, usually on top of an emulator. Sometimes you can even see a DOSBox window on top of
by m4rtink 6y ago
A lot if not the majority or PoS terminals around here run som DOS software, usually on top of an emulator. Sometimes you can even see a DOSBox window on top of a Windows desktop.
- franga2000 6y agoJust a few months ago I caught a glimpse of DOS in a multi-national home improvement store. Turns out all of their computers are fairly recent ThinkCentre machines, all running Windows 7 that is locked down to 3 programs: calc.exe, Internet Explorer 10 and some proprietary DOS emulator they pay something like 50k€ annually for, running a TUI client for their inventory and order system. I don't even know how to sort those by level of stupidity...
- lmilcin 6y agoIf we are talking credit card terminals then this will depend a lot on implementation. You can have whatever you want on a terminal as long as it meets PCI DSS/PED requirements which mostly are concerned with safety and integrity of the transaction. Safety means your PIN and private issuer data (data your bank put on your card) stays safe and integrity means nobody can meddle with the data or the flow of the transaction (so the amount you have approved on the display is the amount of transaction in your bank is the amount printed on your printout, etc.)