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1. Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
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last updated at 06 Feb, 2005 11:06 (1 times)
 Hi, Does anybody have any information on which banks in the United States still use OS/2 Warp for their basic operating system and OS/2 1.3 for their ATMs? I would rather keep my money in a bank that uses Warp than Windows!! Thanks!! RadarCat, Webmaster http://www.os2warplinks.com |
| Date: 06 Feb, 2005 on 11:04 |
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Basically none of them, atleast not for so much longer, Chase no longer uses OS/2, they use these horrible XP touchscreen machines, M&T (my bank) recently upgrades, I fear they are no longer OS/2 based or someone made a major improvement in the UI and a screwed up it's processing speed, HSBC = WinXP, Bank of New York are mostly OS/2 but changing pretty quickly.. RadarCat (06 Feb, 2005 11:06):
 Hi, Does anybody have any information on which banks in the United States still use OS/2 Warp for their basic operating system and OS/2 1.3 for their ATMs? I would rather keep my money in a bank that uses Warp than Windows!! Thanks!! RadarCat, Webmaster http://www.os2warplinks.com[/quote]
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| Date: 07 Feb, 2005 on 02:27 |
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Can one really consider switching from OS/2 to Win an upgrade?
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| Date: 07 Feb, 2005 on 04:27 |
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BigWarpGuy (07 Feb, 2005 04:27): Can one really consider switching from OS/2 to Win an upgrade?
Well, one wonders, but then again, people can start to take photos of the ATM's bluescreen and post it here at OS2 World  |
| Date: 07 Feb, 2005 on 09:46 |
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| Webster Bank, here in Connecticut, was OS/2 for their ATMs. I have asked people working there if they have changed it to Window. They do not know. I also told them I would not use their ATM if they change to Window, because I do not trust that will ever be as secure as OS/2 is... I don't think they care though. |
| Date: 07 Feb, 2005 on 16:41 |
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 Kim (07 Feb, 2005 09:46): people can start to take photos of the ATM's bluescreen and post it here at OS2 World 
LOL !! RadarCat, Webmaster http://www.os2warplinks.com |
| Date: 09 Feb, 2005 on 06:26 |
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| I still rather often stumple over customers that are using OS2 Communications servers within their backend system together with 390 and OS/400 - they just don't dare to switch the system to Windows. |
| Date: 09 Feb, 2005 on 10:03 |
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| Actually, most banks still use OS/2. It's in their check sorters. These machines sort 40 checks/second, and do it all night, basically non-stop. Some banks have more than 200 of these machines. |
| Date: 10 Feb, 2005 on 13:20 |
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| "Banco do Brasil" still uses OS/2. The ATMs and internal machines run customized versions of OS/2 Warp 4. I don't know for how long they'll stay with OS/2, though. |
| Date: 10 Feb, 2005 on 13:55 |
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USAA's FSB and BSB had OS/2 Warp 4 in 98- Bank of America and the bank I used in Waukegan, IL has/had OS/2... who knows now though. |
| Date: 12 Feb, 2005 on 01:24 |
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| HSBC in the UK still uses Warp 4, but they are migrating their applications to web-based, so that when IBM pulls the plug they can switch OS easily (their words) - hopefully to Linux rather than Windows... Credit Agricole in France reputedly uses OS/2, but Credit Mutuel (my bank) uses Windows I'm thinking of swapping for that reason. Stuart |
| Date: 12 Feb, 2005 on 11:45 |
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| Deutsche Bank is still using OS/2 Warp 4 but migrates to a Citrix solution. ATMs work already with W2k |
| Date: 12 Feb, 2005 on 22:20 |
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Bonjour,
Kim (07 Feb, 2005 09:46): Well, one wonders, but then again, people can start to take photos of the ATM's bluescreen and post it here at OS2 World 
Ahem... I don't have such picture with a W2KBSOD, but I could provide you with a cute "SYS3175" on a "Caisse d'Epargne" ATM when we were in Chamonix last summer... Bye for now. |
| Date: 13 Feb, 2005 on 22:14 |
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gg (13 Feb, 2005 22:14):Ahem... I don't have such picture with a W2KBSOD, but I could provide you with a cute "SYS3175" on a "Caisse d'Epargne" ATM when we were in Chamonix last summer...
Well, post photos of this kind within the Micro$oft Pictures board. |
| Date: 14 Feb, 2005 on 10:05 |
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Kim (14 Feb, 2005 10:05): Well, post photos of this kind within the Micro$oft Pictures board.
Err!... Don't you have an OS/2 section instead ? I think my picture would best fit in it. ("SYS3175" is not only the name of a japanese web page... ). Anyway, I'll post it there in a few minutes. |
| Date: 14 Feb, 2005 on 21:50 |
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Well, use the OS2 section then I was to reading into that it's only Windows based ATMs that you might see crashed. |
| Date: 14 Feb, 2005 on 22:06 |
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Kim (14 Feb, 2005 22:06): Well, use the OS2 section then
Too late. I was glad to see OS/2 installed somewhere in France anyway... We can't see it anymore on France Telecom stores computer screens.  Bye. |
| Date: 14 Feb, 2005 on 22:42 |
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gg (14 Feb, 2005 22:42): I was glad to see OS/2 installed somewhere in France anyway... We can't see it anymore on France Telecom stores computer screens.  Bye.
I've moved it to the right board so no worry! /Kim |
| Date: 14 Feb, 2005 on 23:19 |
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| Hi, most banks don't feel comfortable with going away from OS/2 either, but they are facing severe problems: A guy I know from my IT-Courses at the chamber of commerce in Cologne works in the central computing center of "Volksbank/Raiffeisenbank" here in Germany. They are currently moving to a Windows/Linux solution... and none of the guys is happy with that - but: IBM made them aware that with mid 2006, they'll stop support for both OS/2 and TokenRing Networks. So either they find themselves without support (and this means real hi-professional support for ATMs, network and server farms - not "end-user" style support) OR they change to a different platform that IBM (or any other COMPANY) can provide support for. It's just that simple. Those people are no fools, they know that OS/2 is more secure, but what the heck? If windoze and linux will crash and smash their stuff... why worry? They have support, warranties, insurance and could even sue IBM or Wincor/Nixdorf (ATM) for their losses. In the end, it's the bank customers who really actually "pay" for any kind of danger: With their account fees... so, conclusion: They need a platform and solution with support - and they have nothing to lose. Greetings Thomas |
| Date: 15 Feb, 2005 on 11:10 |
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20. "..and could even sue IBM or Wincor/Nixdorf (ATM) for their losses."? |
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It is a shame they don't sue IBM to make them not only continue support of OS/2 but also keep improving it.
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| Date: 15 Feb, 2005 on 15:08 |
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