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From: vail@tegra.UUCP (Johnathan Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Magnetic encoding on cards.
Message-ID: <569@atlas.tegra.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jul 89 13:05:21 GMT
References: <2549NU013809@NDSUVM1> <4181@ima.ima.isc.com> <4183@ima.ima.isc.com>
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In-reply-to: johnl@ima.ima.isc.com's message of 19 Jul 89 03:08:27 GMT


   In article <4181@ima.ima.isc.com> johnl@ima.ima.isc.com (John R. Levine) writes:
   >In article <2549NU013809@NDSUVM1> NU013809@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Greg Wettstein) writes:
   >>I am interested in locating any information regarding technical aspects of
   >>the encoding methods used to place information on the magnetic strips commonly
   >>found on bank cards or credit cards. ...


There is an ANSI spec that describes the encoding.  Many companies
make encoders and readers.  I think the readers we were using were
Sankyo Sieki (sp?).  I had more info but I don't work for the
companies any more where I was doing this.

Segal's Law: A man with one watch knows what time it is.  A man with two
watches is never sure.
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