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I wonder why they don't use magnetic paper instead like how Japan is using? Seems cheaper
by Charon77 2y ago
I wonder why they don't use magnetic paper instead like how Japan is using? Seems cheaper
- lxgr 2y agoMagnetic paper can't do computations, so these tickets are a storage medium only and as such can usually be trivially copied. That puts higher requirements on the backend's availability in order to prevent fraud. Most people in Japan actually use (reloadable) IC cards, as far as I understand, and railways seem to be in progress of switching magnetic stripe tickets for QR code based ones: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/362243d2c187-japan-rail-firms-to-swap-magnetic-tickets-for-qr-codes-in-green-push.html https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/362243d2c187-japa...
- jszymborski 2y agoMontreal used to but transitioned to these NFC ones recently.
- numpad0 2y agoThose electro-mechanical ticket readers are borderline lost technology and sadly don't belong in this software-eletronic era 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vn-QxQOoqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vn-QxQOoqQ