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Electronic Debit/Token systems question
castlesteve:
Im trying to find information on the electronic credit / smart card systems employed by places like D&Bs or Jillians. No, I dont want to know how to hack them... as I already know about how it works... but rather, I'd like to find some company names who makes or sells these parts / systems or whatever. I am helping someone set up an arcade using a used system but he knows ZERO about it.. and doenst even know the manufacturer etc.
I want to be able to go in with some basic information / manuals or whatever to be able to set this stuff up and know what possibly we are missing.
If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. :cheers:
Steve
SavannahLion:
I know exactly what you're talking about, Incredible John's Pizza uses that sort of system. I haven't figured out exactly what brand IJP uses but as near as I can tell it's called a Stored Value Card System. Intercard (iReader) is just one such manufacturer. Sacoa is another.
I've seen a couple of websites call them Arcade/Gaming Debit Systems but I've had less luck searching for any information under that term. :dunno
It's a PITA to sort through all the sites since I guess they're used in everything from casinos to POS to hotels.
Isn't kind of a pointless though? Given that these systems use a central server for tracking, you're either going to end up hacking the communication protocol or just rebuild the whole device to interface however you like.
Or is that your intent? To modify the card reader? That would be an interesting project I'd like to see what you come up with.
castlesteve:
Thanks for the headsup. Actually, my intent is to set it up as originally intended with a proper server etc in a multi game arcade room
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: castlesteve on October 18, 2009, 07:44:54 pm ---
Thanks for the headsup. Actually, my intent is to set it up as originally intended with a proper server etc in a multi game arcade room
--- End quote ---
That would definitely be a project I would want to read up on. I thought many times of rolling my own using off the shelf components, I just didn't want to dedicate a server over to such a project.
Do you have any clue at all what kind of hardware he has? Is he starting a business or is this a private room?
Ken Layton:
Don't forget all the carving up of the coin door or the front of the game cabinet to install those card readers. Then there's the game internal wiring to do. Those card readers don't run on batteries you know.
Those systems are a big waste of time and effort IMO. Personally, I would NEVER patronize an establishment that used them.
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