| Subject | : | Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | RadarCat |
| Date | : | 06 Feb, 2005 on 11:04 |
![]() 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 Thanks!! RadarCat, Webmaster |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Sebadoh sys3175@optonline.net |
| Date | : | 07 Feb, 2005 on 02:27 |
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..
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| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | BigWarpGuy |
| Date | : | 07 Feb, 2005 on 04:27 |
| Can one really consider switching from OS/2 to Win an upgrade?
--- BigWarpGuy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OS/2 Warp-ed/eComStation-ed to the very end. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Kim |
| Date | : | 07 Feb, 2005 on 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 |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | MarkH |
| Date | : | 07 Feb, 2005 on 16:41 |
| 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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | RadarCat |
| Date | : | 09 Feb, 2005 on 06:26 |
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LOL !! RadarCat, Webmaster |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Kim |
| Date | : | 09 Feb, 2005 on 10:03 |
| 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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Bob Plyler |
| Date | : | 10 Feb, 2005 on 13:20 |
| 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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Fudeba daniel@caetano.eng.br |
| Date | : | 10 Feb, 2005 on 13:55 |
| "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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | pipes |
| Date | : | 12 Feb, 2005 on 01:24 |
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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Stuart srtgray@clara.net |
| Date | : | 12 Feb, 2005 on 11:45 |
| 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 Stuart |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Roland junker@despamhydrografix.com |
| Date | : | 12 Feb, 2005 on 22:20 |
| Deutsche Bank is still using OS/2 Warp 4 but migrates to a Citrix solution. ATMs work already with W2k |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | gg |
| Date | : | 13 Feb, 2005 on 22:14 |
Bonjour,
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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Kim |
| Date | : | 14 Feb, 2005 on 10:05 |
Well, post photos of this kind within the Micro$oft Pictures board. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | gg |
| Date | : | 14 Feb, 2005 on 21:50 |
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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Kim |
| Date | : | 14 Feb, 2005 on 22:06 |
Well, use the OS2 section then I was to reading into that it's only Windows based ATMs that you might see crashed. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | gg |
| Date | : | 14 Feb, 2005 on 22:42 |
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. |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Kim |
| Date | : | 14 Feb, 2005 on 23:19 |
I've moved it to the right board so no worry! /Kim |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | warpcafe warpcafe@yahoo.de |
| Date | : | 15 Feb, 2005 on 11:10 |
| Hi, most banks don't feel comfortable with going away from OS/2 either, but they are facing severe problems: 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: Greetings |
| Subject | : | "..and could even sue IBM or Wincor/Nixdorf (ATM) for their losses."? |
| Author | : | BigWarpGuy |
| Date | : | 15 Feb, 2005 on 15:08 |
It is a shame they don't sue IBM to make them not only continue support of OS/2 but also keep improving it.
--- BigWarpGuy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OS/2 Warp-ed/eComStation-ed to the very end. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | warpcafe warpcafe@yahoo.de |
| Date | : | 15 Feb, 2005 on 15:35 |
| Hi, ...well, you know: The kind of contracts for such support stuff is not the "lifetime" type but something that might last for 10 years. Maybe more, maybe less. And if one of the two parties involved in the contract uses a legal "announcement" which is in a legal timely line to the end of the contract... no way to sue them. Greetings |
| Subject | : | Re:Which Banks Still Use OS/2? |
| Author | : | Kim |
| Date | : | 19 Jul, 2005 on 11:18 |
| Does anyone know status of Bank of China that during 1999 moved over to WSOD? They had around 25.000 offices... |