From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Tue Sep 25 2001 - 03:40:46 MDT
Spike Jones <spike66@attglobal.net> writes:
> "Robert J. Bradbury" wrote:
>
> > ...the control console was linked to the robots via a
> > high-speed optical-fibre network which relayed information through dedicated
> > connections using ATM technology...
>
> Hmmm, ATM technology. Totally off topic to surgery, but what if...
> a bunch of terrorists, say 100, were scattered all over the world and
> each one opened a bank account with 350 bucks or equivalent. They
> each get an ATM card, made 100 copies and distributed same to all
> their droogies. Now each drooge has 100 cards and one account.
>
> They could get in cahoots and all have watches accurate to the
> second (cost about 40 bucks each), all log on to droogie number 1
> at exactly 1300, each enter the code, draw out 300 bucks, hit
> the enter key at 1300:00 so that the time lag would allow 30k to
> be drawn out of an account that contains only 350. Then go down
> the list to droogie number 2's account, at 1302.00 etc, thus stealing
> a pile. The time lag in processing would let em get away. spike
Not remotely possible. Only one transaction will get the write lock necessary.
The rest will wait. At the end of the wait insufficient funds will be displayed.
Better luck next time.
- samantha
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