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> Even 6 K is enough to hold your secret codes, your credit cards numbers, your driver license, other wallet contents, and even some electronic cash. What was

> Even 6 K is enough to hold your secret codes, your credit cards numbers, your driver license, other wallet contents, and even some electronic cash. What was electronic cash referring to in 1998?

monsieurbanana 10mo ago
Could be one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecash > Chaum published the idea of anonymous electronic money in a 1983 paper; eCash software on the user's local computer stored money in a digital format, cryptographically signed by a bank
fredoralive 10mo ago
Octopus cards had already been introduced in Hong Kong, and I think similar cards had been trialled elsewhere, so it might be that sort of thing they’re thinking of?
bux93 10mo ago
For example, the proton stored-value debit card, launched in 1995 in Belgium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(debit_card) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(debit_card) or Danmønt, from 1992 in Denmark which was compatible with the domestic Dankort debit card. VISA cash was theoretically available in 1995, and heavily java based according to https://web.archive.org/web/20211222162640/https://www.it.uc3m.es/~celeste/docencia/emaster/e-cash.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20211222162640/https://www.it.uc...
- kalleboo 10mo ago
  I remember using the Swedish implementation of Proton[0] to buy a coffee and bun at our high school's cafe and thinking it was so cool [0] https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_(betalsystem) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_(betalsystem)
iberator 10mo ago
Does it run JavaCard as nearly all debit/credit cards?
marginalia_nu 10mo ago
e.g. https://sv-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cash_(betalsystem)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://sv-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cash_(betalsyst...

> Even 6 K is enough to hold your secret codes, your credit cards numbers, your driver license, other wallet contents, and even some electronic cash. What was electronic cash referring to in 1998?

monsieurbanana 10mo ago

Could be one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecash > Chaum published the idea of anonymous electronic money in a 1983 paper; eCash software on the user's local computer stored money in a digital format, cryptographically signed by a bank

fredoralive 10mo ago

Octopus cards had already been introduced in Hong Kong, and I think similar cards had been trialled elsewhere, so it might be that sort of thing they’re thinking of?

bux93 10mo ago

For example, the proton stored-value debit card, launched in 1995 in Belgium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(debit_card) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(debit_card) or Danmønt, from 1992 in Denmark which was compatible with the domestic Dankort debit card. VISA cash was theoretically available in 1995, and heavily java based according to https://web.archive.org/web/20211222162640/https://www.it.uc3m.es/~celeste/docencia/emaster/e-cash.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20211222162640/https://www.it.uc...

kalleboo 10mo ago
I remember using the Swedish implementation of Proton[0] to buy a coffee and bun at our high school's cafe and thinking it was so cool [0] https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_(betalsystem) https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_(betalsystem)

iberator 10mo ago

Does it run JavaCard as nearly all debit/credit cards?

marginalia_nu 10mo ago

e.g. https://sv-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cash_(betalsystem)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://sv-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cash_(betalsyst...