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A few years back (around 2008, maybe) I stumbled upon an ATM that had failed to boot all the way and was pretty surprised that it was running OS/2 (and a Rexx s
by forinti 15y ago
A few years back (around 2008, maybe) I stumbled upon an ATM that had failed to boot all the way and was pretty surprised that it was running OS/2 (and a Rexx script). This was for Brazil's largest bank (Banco do Brasil). Since then I think they've moved to Linux.
- microcentury 15y agoSame thing here, also 2008, but with an Allied Irish Bank ATM in Dublin. The machine crashed as I was using it and permanently relieved me of my bank card, but the up side was that I got to watch the entire OS/2 Warp boot sequence play out.
- rbanffy 15y agoThey made the move around 2008 or so.
- listic 15y agoBut most ATMs move to Windows XP, strangely enough. To watch them boot, you only need a power failure. Strangely enough, ATM is often not even plugged in UPS.
- nikatwork 15y agoAbout six years ago, I was in a council bus terminal and the system running the timetable monitors had crashed. It was showing a Commodore64 prompt.