Easwar Hariharan wrote: > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Rony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Hello, >> >> Since quite some time, the Railways has introduced smart cards that can >> be used on touch screen kiosks to book tickets with varying choices like >> destination, single/return, number of adults/children and class of >> travel. The card costs only Rs.100/- and you get a free initial usage of >> Rs. 50/-. It is a pure cash card with no ID or papers required and is >> purchased across the counter. To recharge it, simply pay amounts like >> 50/-, 100/- upto 500/- and you get it recharged across the counter >> >> [snip] >> > +1 to all the above.IIRC,this link was posted in relation to this earlier: > > http://www.linux.com/feature/132871 > Go Mumbai kiosks don't seem to have the flexibility of the touch screen kiosks used exclusively for the Railways. Go M appears to be just an entry/exit validation, whereas the touch screen is multi-lingual, multi-option and software can be created to show a virtual keyboard for entering text. It eliminates dust and misuse problems associated with regular keyboards. Even the card placement is protected by a glass so one has to simply place the card there, no swiping required.
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