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Diebold sez "glitch-free," just don't touch those touchscreens - Engadget
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:26:47 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Frode Hegland <frode () hyperwords net> Date: October 5, 2006 1:21:14 PM EDT To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>Subject: web: Diebold sez "glitch-free," just don't touch those touchscreens - Engadget
From Engadget: "Diebold sez "glitch-free," just don't touch those touchscreens"Apparently Diebold has gotten the machines to work relatively well together, but only when using a mouse. If the touchscreen is tapped, the machine loses contact with its peers. Diebold is touting this mouse thing as a fix, and is offering to provide 5,500 mice for their e-poll books if state officials in Maryland give the go-ahead. Unfortunately, during a recent mock election, a poll-worker tapped the touchscreen despite repeated warnings to the contrary, and screwed up the system, requiring a reboot which took 30 seconds.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/diebold-sez-glitch-free-just- dont-touch-those-touchscreens/
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