SPAM-HIGH.Re: [Gllug] ist that right that the Oyster card got RFID on it?

[Russell Howe]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 02:16:07PM +0000, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> I don't think it's a huge secret that the long term hope is for Oyster
> to become an electronic money.

Somewhat like the, er, Octopus card that's been in Hong Kong since 1997?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card

"The Sony FeliCa technology used by Octopus is also used by Singapore's
EZ-link card for its MRT and bus systems, Japan's Suica on the JR East,
as well as the Nagasaki Smart Card system in Nagasaki, Japan. All these
however use more up-to-date versions of the technology, compared with
the older Octopus system. EasyCard from Taipei's TRTS is explicitly
modelled after Octopus cards, and Octopus Cards Limited worked on the
development of Shenzhen Metro's Shenzhen TransCard. A number of other
transport related smart card systems have used Octopus cards as a model
in their development, including the Oyster Card for transport in
London."

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