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[email protected] April 20th 20 08:21 PM

Bank absurdity
 
I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.

John[_6_] April 20th 20 08:36 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!
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Mr. Luddite[_4_] April 20th 20 09:57 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM, wrote:


I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under
$10,000 be done at the drive through.

They are not necessarily trying to protect you.
They are trying to protect their employees.
They deal with many different customers all day
long. You only had to deal with them once.

Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this
morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda
felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on
though. :-)


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Mr. Luddite[_4_] April 20th 20 09:59 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.


Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!



But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)


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John[_6_] April 20th 20 11:05 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:59:37 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.


Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!



But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)



LOL!
--

Freedom Isn't Free!

[email protected] April 20th 20 11:49 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:36:50 -0400, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!


Can they notarize a document on line? How about changing the people
who sign on the account?

I didn't go there to see if my check was deposited. (not even the same
bank)

Keyser Soze April 20th 20 11:50 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On 4/20/20 4:59 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.


Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the
virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!



But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)


When did he upgrade from 300 bps?

--
MAGA - Manipulating America's Gullible Assholes

[email protected] April 20th 20 11:52 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:57:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM, wrote:


I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under
$10,000 be done at the drive through.
They are not necessarily trying to protect you.
They are trying to protect their employees.
They deal with many different customers all day
long. You only had to deal with them once.


That document carrier sees all of the customers.




Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this
morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda
felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on
though. :-)


A lot of banks and liquor stores wouldn't let you in with a mask or
even hats and sunglasses. They look at the robbery videos too.

Keyser Soze April 20th 20 11:55 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On 4/20/20 6:52 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:57:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM,
wrote:


I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under
$10,000 be done at the drive through.
They are not necessarily trying to protect you.
They are trying to protect their employees.
They deal with many different customers all day
long. You only had to deal with them once.


That document carrier sees all of the customers.




Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this
morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda
felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on
though. :-)


A lot of banks and liquor stores wouldn't let you in with a mask or
even hats and sunglasses. They look at the robbery videos too.


Up here they have signs on their doors saying no admission without a mask.

--
MAGA - Manipulating America's Gullible Assholes

[email protected] April 21st 20 12:02 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:59:37 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.


Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!



But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)


The strange thing is, if you turned off graphics in your browser, it
should run pretty fast. ATMs ran on 2400 BPS modems and the lag was
processing, not data transmission. I have spent way more time than I
like to think about looking at ATM data streams. The bank loop wasn't
particularly fast either and it was handling a bunch of teller
stations. Banking is basically text until you start sending check
images.

If I am just doing this usenet stuff, it is hard to tell if I am on
dial up or broadband.

Justan Ohlphart[_3_] April 21st 20 12:03 AM

Bank absurdity
 
Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
On 4/20/20 6:52 PM, wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:57:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM, wrote: I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect the teller and then out to the next victim. I kept driving. These people have lost their minds. At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under $10,000 be done at the drive through. They are not necessarily trying to protect you. They are trying to protect their employees. They deal with many different customers all day long. You only had to deal with them once. That document carrier sees all of the customers. Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on though. :-) A lot of banks and liquor stores wouldn't let you in with a mask or even hats and sunglasses. They look at the robbery videos too. Up here they have signs on their doors saying no admission without a mask.-- MAGA - Manipulating America's Gullible Assholes


They should have signs saying "Fat Harry Keep out unless you are
making a payment"
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Mr. Luddite[_4_] April 21st 20 12:12 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On 4/20/2020 6:49 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:36:50 -0400, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400,
wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!


Can they notarize a document on line? How about changing the people
who sign on the account?

I didn't go there to see if my check was deposited. (not even the same
bank)



How many times do you need to notarize something?

Me? Twice in the past 6 years.

How many times do you change people on your account?

Me? Never. I'd get shot by Mrs.E.

How many times do I use on-line banking?

Several times a week ... sometimes several times a day.


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Mr. Luddite[_4_] April 21st 20 12:17 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On 4/20/2020 6:52 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:57:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM,
wrote:


I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under
$10,000 be done at the drive through.
They are not necessarily trying to protect you.
They are trying to protect their employees.
They deal with many different customers all day
long. You only had to deal with them once.


That document carrier sees all of the customers.




Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this
morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda
felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on
though. :-)


A lot of banks and liquor stores wouldn't let you in with a mask or
even hats and sunglasses. They look at the robbery videos too.



I don't know about a "lot of banks". All I know is that at the bank we
visited this morning all the tellers, all the staff and all the
customers were wearing masks and gloves and the floors had six foot
markers in tape for "social distancing".

But you are correct. Under normal circumstances they prefer that you
remove ball caps and sunglasses.



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[email protected] April 21st 20 02:44 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:55:52 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 4/20/20 6:52 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:57:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM,
wrote:


I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under
$10,000 be done at the drive through.
They are not necessarily trying to protect you.
They are trying to protect their employees.
They deal with many different customers all day
long. You only had to deal with them once.


That document carrier sees all of the customers.




Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this
morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda
felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on
though. :-)


A lot of banks and liquor stores wouldn't let you in with a mask or
even hats and sunglasses. They look at the robbery videos too.


Up here they have signs on their doors saying no admission without a mask.


Those boys had masks in their pockets last year.

[email protected] April 21st 20 02:47 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:12:54 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 6:49 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:36:50 -0400, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400,
wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.

Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!


Can they notarize a document on line? How about changing the people
who sign on the account?

I didn't go there to see if my check was deposited. (not even the same
bank)



How many times do you need to notarize something?

Me? Twice in the past 6 years.

Same here but it is now.

I think my FIL's girl friend is a notary but I don't see much of her
either.


How many times do you change people on your account?

Me? Never. I'd get shot by Mrs.E.


I am adding the Admiral.



[email protected] April 21st 20 02:49 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:17:35 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 6:52 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:57:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM,
wrote:


I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.

These people have lost their minds.


At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under
$10,000 be done at the drive through.
They are not necessarily trying to protect you.
They are trying to protect their employees.
They deal with many different customers all day
long. You only had to deal with them once.


That document carrier sees all of the customers.




Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this
morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda
felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on
though. :-)


A lot of banks and liquor stores wouldn't let you in with a mask or
even hats and sunglasses. They look at the robbery videos too.



I don't know about a "lot of banks". All I know is that at the bank we
visited this morning all the tellers, all the staff and all the
customers were wearing masks and gloves and the floors had six foot
markers in tape for "social distancing".

But you are correct. Under normal circumstances they prefer that you
remove ball caps and sunglasses.


They seemed to solve the problem. You have to rob them at the drive
through.

John[_6_] April 21st 20 12:25 PM

Bank absurdity
 
On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:03:42 -0400 (EDT), Justan Ohlphart wrote:

Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
On 4/20/20 6:52 PM, wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:57:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 4/20/2020 3:21 PM, wrote: I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect the teller and then out to the next victim. I kept driving. These people have lost their minds. At my bank they have a sign requesting that any transactions under $10,000 be done at the drive through. They are not necessarily trying to protect you. They are trying to protect their employees. They deal with many different customers all day long. You only had to deal with them once. That document carrier sees all of the

customers. Mrs.E. and I had to get something notarized this morning. We all wore gloves and masks. Kinda felt funny walking into a bank with a mask on though. :-) A lot of banks and liquor stores wouldn't let you in with a mask or even hats and sunglasses. They look at the robbery videos too. Up here they have signs on their doors saying no admission without a mask.-- MAGA - Manipulating America's Gullible Assholes

They should have signs saying "Fat Harry Keep out unless you are
making a payment"


You reckon these guys had the sign?

Mariner Finance, LLC vs. Harry Krause
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B April 21st 20 06:45 PM

Bank absurdity
 
In article ,
says...

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:59:37 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400,
wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.

Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!



But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)


The strange thing is, if you turned off graphics in your browser, it
should run pretty fast. ATMs ran on 2400 BPS modems and the lag was
processing, not data transmission. I have spent way more time than I
like to think about looking at ATM data streams. The bank loop wasn't
particularly fast either and it was handling a bunch of teller
stations. Banking is basically text until you start sending check
images.

If I am just doing this usenet stuff, it is hard to tell if I am on
dial up or broadband.



Don't you remember Stand-In transacitons when the back end computers
were not as fast as they are now?

[email protected] April 22nd 20 12:19 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:45:47 -0400, B wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:59:37 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.

Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!


But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)


The strange thing is, if you turned off graphics in your browser, it
should run pretty fast. ATMs ran on 2400 BPS modems and the lag was
processing, not data transmission. I have spent way more time than I
like to think about looking at ATM data streams. The bank loop wasn't
particularly fast either and it was handling a bunch of teller
stations. Banking is basically text until you start sending check
images.

If I am just doing this usenet stuff, it is hard to tell if I am on
dial up or broadband.



Don't you remember Stand-In transacitons when the back end computers
were not as fast as they are now?


Are you talking about "no host"?

B April 22nd 20 01:38 AM

Bank absurdity
 
In article ,
says...

On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:45:47 -0400, B wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:59:37 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400,
wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.

Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!


But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)

The strange thing is, if you turned off graphics in your browser, it
should run pretty fast. ATMs ran on 2400 BPS modems and the lag was
processing, not data transmission. I have spent way more time than I
like to think about looking at ATM data streams. The bank loop wasn't
particularly fast either and it was handling a bunch of teller
stations. Banking is basically text until you start sending check
images.

If I am just doing this usenet stuff, it is hard to tell if I am on
dial up or broadband.



Don't you remember Stand-In transacitons when the back end computers
were not as fast as they are now?


Are you talking about "no host"?


Where the ATM can't communicate with the bank of the card holder and
they limit the transaction to $100, the maximum they want to lose if the
card is bad.


[email protected] April 22nd 20 03:01 AM

Bank absurdity
 
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:38:21 -0400, B wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:45:47 -0400, B wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:59:37 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400, wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.

Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!


But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)

The strange thing is, if you turned off graphics in your browser, it
should run pretty fast. ATMs ran on 2400 BPS modems and the lag was
processing, not data transmission. I have spent way more time than I
like to think about looking at ATM data streams. The bank loop wasn't
particularly fast either and it was handling a bunch of teller
stations. Banking is basically text until you start sending check
images.

If I am just doing this usenet stuff, it is hard to tell if I am on
dial up or broadband.


Don't you remember Stand-In transacitons when the back end computers
were not as fast as they are now?


Are you talking about "no host"?


Where the ATM can't communicate with the bank of the card holder and
they limit the transaction to $100, the maximum they want to lose if the
card is bad.


Yeah that is no host. They really don't like running that way and we
tried to be on site in an hour or so, 24/7.
It was usually me on coms problem because I was the 7800 guy and I had
the tools. Before that it was always a fight with the phone company
but eventually I had better tools than they had. I could tell them
what they had going on 99% of the time and after a few incidents, they
started believing me.
This was all before things were TCPIP. They were running on a leased 4
wire line running SDLC. (BiSync).


Bill[_12_] April 22nd 20 04:25 AM

Bank absurdity
 
wrote:
On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:38:21 -0400, B wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:45:47 -0400, B wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:59:37 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 4/20/2020 3:36 PM, John wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:21:26 -0400,
wrote:

I went to the bank and the teller line is closed, you have to use the
drive through so instead of being able to do a social distanced
transaction at the counter they want me to bring a virus infected
document carrier into my car, handle it on my lap and add whatever
viruses I might have. Then you send it back into the bank to infect
the teller and then out to the next victim.
I kept driving.


These people have lost their minds.

Use your computer. It's much more convenient and won't spread the virus. Just
don't lick your monitor!


But then Greg would probably have to upgrade from his 1200 Baud dial-up
modem.

:-)

The strange thing is, if you turned off graphics in your browser, it
should run pretty fast. ATMs ran on 2400 BPS modems and the lag was
processing, not data transmission. I have spent way more time than I
like to think about looking at ATM data streams. The bank loop wasn't
particularly fast either and it was handling a bunch of teller
stations. Banking is basically text until you start sending check
images.

If I am just doing this usenet stuff, it is hard to tell if I am on
dial up or broadband.


Don't you remember Stand-In transacitons when the back end computers
were not as fast as they are now?

Are you talking about "no host"?


Where the ATM can't communicate with the bank of the card holder and
they limit the transaction to $100, the maximum they want to lose if the
card is bad.


Yeah that is no host. They really don't like running that way and we
tried to be on site in an hour or so, 24/7.
It was usually me on coms problem because I was the 7800 guy and I had
the tools. Before that it was always a fight with the phone company
but eventually I had better tools than they had. I could tell them
what they had going on 99% of the time and after a few incidents, they
started believing me.
This was all before things were TCPIP. They were running on a leased 4
wire line running SDLC. (BiSync).



I ran an NCR banking center in San Francisco maintenance. We had banks to
the Canadian border and East to Salt Lake. All leased lines. Even some
110 baud. Was never their problem it seems. Rarely ours actually. We
laughed one time as they admitted was their problem. A shack next to the
railway had burned down melting the passing phone lines. Worse case, I
had gone to Tommy’s Joint for lunch. A block from the center and watched a
giant trenching wheel cut a 6” slot for new street lighting. Shortly
after lunch, knew something was wrong. Was too quiet in the room, and no
alarms going off. Was just no data coming in. The trencher had cut a
1500 pair line. Was Telco problem as the line was only down about 18”,
way under what was required. We were down about 24 hours while they ran
new lines and spliced the break. KRON TV was on the same line, but also a
microwave link, so they were okay.



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