Magnetic Strip card reader/writer

by **damian** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 12:03am

(yeah, I know it's in Europe, but still)

by **James S** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 12:32am

I found one that was $1470 ... that's not cost effective. I'm looking for something around $100 to $200. I'm just doing this for the fun of figuring out how they put money on my college ID swipe card so I can encode it with more money so I can do my laundry for free.

I'm just dreaming though, my miserable morals always hold me back.

by **sponge** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 12:40am

Does your college use Blackboard? If so, then your in luck, as people have done the research already.

by **James S** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 4:17am

by **Nilles** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 2:44pm

by **James S** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 6:32pm

by **David Horn** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 9:27pm

If it's anything like my college, it doesn't actually put money on your card. Your card contains a unique number, and all the details are stored on a central computer. When you swipe your card and put money in the machine (or however you do it) it connects via Ethernet or something similar and updates the value on the computer, not the card. Magnetic strip cards are notoriously unreliable, and besides, why spend £200 on a machine to steal anyway? Isn't that against your religion? Thou shalt not steal? Moron.

by **denthorq** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 9:41pm

by **Brig** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 9:48pm

by **Kzinti** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 9:49pm

by **Brig** » Nov 11, 2003 @ 9:51pm

Magnetic Strip card reader/writer

Magnetic Strip card reader/writer

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