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# Re: Alco Smart Cards and Spyrus

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- Subject: Re: Alco Smart Cards and Spyrus
- From: "Steve Knecht" <skglobal@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:47:01 -0800
- References: <PPECJKNKLDJLKJPKPPIOGENGCJAA.ken@gesn.com>

Ken - It only supports ISO T=0 smart cards, as per docs.
Unforetunately, my familiarity with the cards is not good enough yet to tell from the etching which
card I'm dealing with.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Clark
> To: support@gesn.com
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:23 AM
> Subject: RE: Alco Smart Cards and Spyrus

> > From: Steve Knecht [mailto:skglobal@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 3:39 PM
> > Ken,
> > A few questions: Are Alameda's Voter Cards (250 of them only) supported by the Spyrus.

> No.

> > How would we handle 8 parties in a primary if the Spyrus only supports 6 styles?

> Two readers.

> > Is this a limit you've programmed or a limit of the Spyrus itself?

> Bit of both.

> > I am ordering 30 Spryus Card burners for Piedmont/Oakland election on March 6/April17 elections. Early voting starts Feb. 6 for Piedmont I have tried the Spyrus on the Alameda smart cards. I don't seem to be able to get it to work per your emailed instructions. It comes up:
> > 200100.00
> > 1: Encode?
> > If I press enter it beeps once and stays on Encode? message.

> It only supports ISO T=0 smart cards, as per docs.

> > If I press clear it beeps once and stays on message.

> Clear button doesn't do anything.

> > Do I need to order different cards, or can the 30 sent to me be programmed to accept the Alameda cards? Please let me know so I can get correct cards ordered.

> You need to order ISO T=0 cards, or talk Spyrus into supporting I2C. For March Alameda, that realistically means the former.
> Ken

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