[IP] Diebold sez "glitch-free," just don't touch those touchscreens - Engadget
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From: Frode Hegland <frode@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 5, 2006 1:21:14 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
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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