[Gllug] natwest fantasticness

Tue Apr 6 13:25:57 UTC 2004

On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 01:57:13PM +0100, Tethys wrote:
> 
> Simon Perry writes:
> 
> >I reckon the new cards/system are called *chip* and pin because they use 
> >a *chip* not a magnetic strip.
> 
> They use both, and yes, the PIN is stored on the magstripe.

Are you sure about that?  Does anybody have a url for the actual
mechanism?

-- 
Bruce

It is impolite to tell a man who is carrying you on his shoulders that
his head smells.
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