Re: [DL] E-books -- going OT

["doyle erin west" <westfam@the-i.net>]

I can make one with the junk right here in my bedroom.  being a packrat has
it's uses.  : )  actually, i woudn't have a clue, but i have a card reader
in my closet
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caias Ward" <dreamside@godreamside.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 12:16 PM
Subject: RE: [DL] E-books -- going OT


> I can make one of those units with the software I have at work, a Palm
> Pilot, and the magnetic reader.
>
> Scary, huh? :)
>
> All I know is that I was looking at the online store, and didn't get the
> "secure lock" on my browser, so I promptly forgot using that store...
>
> Caias
> "Good thing I'm not on the Dark Side..."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net]On
> Behalf Of Jeffery Yates
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 12:50 PM
> To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> Subject: RE: [DL] E-books -- going OT
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>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net]On
> > Behalf Of TwoGunMojo13@aol.com
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> This stretches my OT courage, but I saw a bit on the TV about
> waiters/waitresses making copies of credit cards that customers give them
> when paying for a meal.  You know, when they take your card to a cash
> register or some such.  In their pocket they have a little gizmo that
> records everything on the magnetic stripe, which is then imprinted onto
> another card for later use.  And when you use your card at the local
> Wal-Mart, they swipe the card right in front of you, then give it back.
But
> the number is stored in the Wal-Mart computers so they can bill the sale
to
> your account.  And they keep track of it long enough in case you return
> something you bought.
>
> Sigh, I guess it's just the manitou in me wanting to spread a little extra
> paranoia...
>
> Jeff "But yeah, I bought Epitaph 3 and Rain O' Terror..." Y.
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