[RESOLVED] The A drive.

Air Ick · January 24th, 1999, 09:10 PM

I had a friend at school who one day asked if my credit card reader on my computer was working correctly... Rather confused that one existed my reply was "I don't have one." He told me that everybody had one and then discribed what sounded like a 3.5" floppy drive. As it turned out, he was inserting his credit card into the a: thinking it was a credit card reader for use over the Internet.

**Radical Dreamer** · May 12th, 2001, 08:15 AM

I am still left wondering how these people walk and speak at the same time, much less use a pc

**EvilCabbage** · May 13th, 2001, 09:50 AM

I only hope that one day, these people will forget how to breathe.

**valyard** · May 13th, 2001, 03:07 PM

This one is a Darwin Award finalist for sure. Stop him before he can breed.

**CreepingDeath** · May 13th, 2001, 04:23 PM

just to prove that there is still a use for a floppy drive

**Lycia** · May 13th, 2001, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by Air Ick:
I had a friend at school who one day asked if my credit card reader on my computer was working correctly... Rather confused that one existed my reply was "I don't have one." He told me that everybody had one and then discribed what sounded like a 3.5" floppy drive. As it turned out, he was inserting his credit card into the a: thinking it was a credit card reader for use over the Internet.

Actually, they do have readers for computers. It works in the same way that older NCR Cash Registers would allow a store to swipe the credit card.

**Milenko** · May 14th, 2001, 06:37 AM

Yeah, somebody makes a keyboard that has one built in. Actually for scanning yer card for use on the net I believe.

**SubZero** · May 14th, 2001, 12:02 PM

I think those are desinged for POS(Point of Sale, not Piece of S***) systems.

Originally posted by Milenko:
Yeah, somebody makes a keyboard that has one built in. Actually for scanning yer card for use on the net I believe.

Elbatcho · May 14th, 2001, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by The Big Q:
I think those are desinged for POS(Point of Sale, not Piece of S***) systems.

Originally posted by Milenko:
Yeah, somebody makes a keyboard that has one built in. Actually for scanning yer card for use on the net I believe.

Yeah they are, but they do have hollow floppy disk whcih you put your card in and it read it from the A:drive. I saw it on some future tech show so I don't know if it is avalible yet.

CobraTekMax · May 14th, 2001, 12:17 PM

Originally posted by The Big Q:
I think those are desinged for POS(Point of Sale, not Piece of S***) systems.

Good thing you clarified that, Q. I was thinking for a second that they'd only work on Packard Bells, Compaqs and E-Machines.

**Polychronopolis** · May 14th, 2001, 02:46 PM

American Express Blue has a credit card reader that you can purchase. For a quite while they were giving them away free. Mine is sitting on my PC still in the box waiting for the day I get someone calling me for this type of problem. In this field, you have to be ready for anything!!

--So says Polychronopolis..

**Ruslan** · May 14th, 2001, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by Milenko:
Yeah, somebody makes a keyboard that has one built in. Actually for scanning yer card for use on the net I believe.

Yeah, I even used to have one - Cherry keyboard with buit-in reader.

**WebHead** · May 21st, 2001, 02:47 AM

Just to make sure you know what he's talking about, you should've asked him if the credit card reader is located above or below the coffee cup holder with the built-in headphone jack and volume knob.