[LINK] EFTPOS and SMS?

[Tom Worthington]

stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>... Bank of Queensland hit by “Y2.01k” glitch ...

Y2k10 problems have also been reported in German Banks with ATMs and 
Point of Sale machines: "Many German Bank Customers Unable To Use Cash, 
Credit Cards" (Wall Street Journal, JANUARY 4, 2010, 11:54 A.M. ET): 
<http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100104-707138.html>.

There may well be more problems unreported, with Microsoft Windows CE 
used in many embedded systems. For example, the readers for Victoria's 
MyKi ticket system use Windows CE: 
<http://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/af6sp/hey_melbourne_redditors_ever_seen_the_os_myki/>.


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