Posted on 12/28/2015 9:49:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I didn’t mention Java up thread for a reason. ;-) How many routers, switches, firewalls, NAS, ..., have MS as an OS?
Probably not a lot. OTOH, we have a boatload of ATMs that do. As far as managing those devices, does Linux come with anything built in that will do this?
Otherwise, I can just continue to run Python 3 code in MS Windows, Mac, Raspberry Pi, Android phone, or Linux box with no problem.
If you’re running windows ATM apps, have you upgraded your apps to work with windows 7 yet?
Yeah, when it comes to managing multiple independent systems (hundreds and thousands), you’re not going to beat windows for tools to do so. But then there are virtual Linux machines which overcome that issue in large part - not helpful in your case though, with physical devices that need regular maintenance performed. But then windows systems need more maintenance to begin with. :-)
Not sure. Those are somebody else's bailiwick. I helped him get PS remoting set up on them a couple of years back, but haven't messed with them any since then. I saw an article earlier this year that said there were about 400K ATMs out there still running embedded XP. I have to wonder if those aren't going to end up being IoT nodes.
Most likely the ATM software will have to be updated to work with the newer MS OS - probably the most cost effective, since the hardware and software are both designed for a MS OS. Otherwise, you'll need a complete software rewrite, even if most of the processing takes place in the cloud.
If a rewrite is what's decided, they should go with some flavor of Linux for the OS - even if proprietary management software needs to be written as well. In the long run, it will save big bucks - from not having to fork over funds to MS and in interfacing with ATM hardware.
In banking as in government, accreditation has become a huge issue.
Maybe. I haven't seen any pricing for W10 IoT yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if they give it away. Interfacing with the hardware is a matter of writing device drivers. I installed a couple of Sendmail servers for a project at work and fought trying to get the copy of SUSE we got from the IBM rep to work with the Dell RAID controller. When my manager asked for an update, I told him "The curly-tailed bitch is giving me grief!". We gave IBM their SUSE back, and ordered a copy of RedHat.
(That isn't me in the picture, BTW. I worked in a "Blue" building - if you're familiar with the term - and neatness was the order of the day; no beards, no long hair, shirt and tie...sigh). It's kind of why I loved becoming a SysAdmin later on in my career when I could get rid of that attire. :-)
Blue building: All equipment and software IBM owned and managed.
"Hello World" in less than 20 bytes
Was wondering if that was you. lol
from tkinter import *
class Window(Frame):
def __init__(self, master=None):
Frame.__init__(self, master)
self.master = master
self.init_window()
def init_window(self):
self.master.title("GUI")
self.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1)
quitButton = Button(self, text="Quit", command=self.client_exit)
quitButton.place(x=20, y=20)
def client_exit(self):
exit()
root = Tk() root.geometry("400x300")
app = Window(root)
root.mainloop()
LOL! Why are someone(s) always trying to give programmers grief? Especially females! Is it because we can do something they cant'? I've met few female programmers who were good at it.
I know. One of the biggest loads of grief ever inflicted on the fingers of programmers was invented by an arguably brilliant one named Grace Hopper.
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