Re: Why I now hate MS-Windows, and ATM machines

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:24:24 -0600, Beowulf wrote:

My understanding is that many ATM machines run a version of MS-Windows.

The one and only time I saw an ATM booting, it was OS/2. OS/2 was a
popular choice for ATMs until IBM stopped shipping it in December 2005 and
support will end next month.

"The era of OS/2 ATMs is ending, and as the Windows ATM era begins"
http://www.atmmarketplace.com/article.php?id=7918&prc=6&page=36





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