Does running Windows in ATMs sound like a good idea?
WinInfo | at | by Mike
According to a study that Celent Communications published last week, most ATMs in the United States will be running a Windows OS by 2005, a scary proposition for anyone who's seen the Blue Screen of Death or other crashes while doing such innocuous things as copying a file or printing. But, hey, I'm sure Windows is up to the task of accurately dispensing money and properly debiting my checking account. Apparently, the banking industry is finally getting ready to dump the aging and rarely updated IBM OS/2, which is the most common ATM OS these days, and move to Windows, which is more compatible with the networks that banks now use. I see absolutely no problem with this. Ahem.