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--- eop:commercial_electronics:ticket_validators [2022/01/17 19:36] – io55admin
+++ eop:commercial_electronics:ticket_validators [2022/04/22 22:22] (current) – io55admin
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 ====== Ticket Validators ======
-Commonly found on public transport systems for the purpose of validating the tickets or passes of entering riders. It is presumed that these will often run a Windows CE or Linux variant, on MIPS, ARM, or RISC CPUs.
+Commonly found on public transport systems for the purpose of validating the tickets or passes of entering riders. Some will be found at cultural locations, either at high level (museums, "musical" theaters) or a low level (stadiums, movie theaters). It is presumed that these will often run a Windows CE or Linux variant, on MIPS, ARM, or RISC CPUs.
 ===== Lille, FR Validators =====
-=== Operating Systems ===
+==== Operating Systems ====
-== Windows CE ==
+=== Windows CE ===
-Almost nothing is dispelled about this by the OP, but with research, it may be possible to figure out the model of this, as the location of this validator is known.
+Almost nothing is detailed about this by the OP, but with research, it may be possible to figure out the model of this, as the location of this validator is known. That probably isn't necessary though, as these devices are quite common across many public transport systems around the world.
 https://www.reddit.com/r/hacking/comments/8qbzq7/i_accessed_subway_admin_session_throught_their/
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 ===== Myki Validators =====
-=== Operating Systems ===
+==== Operating Systems ====
-== Windows CE (+Doom) ==
+=== Windows CE (+Doom) ===
 >I was able to simply extract the CAB file, rename the conents and copy it directly
-Must be controlled with VNC, despite having a video output on the device itself. Latency is minimal, luckily. Obviously, it has an underlying Windows CE system, so the true EOP is running this system and making it “open”.
+Must be controlled with VNC, despite having a video output on the device itself. Latency is minimal, luckily. Unsurprisingly, it has an underlying Windows CE system, so the true EOP is running this system and making it “open”, in whatever way that is done.
 https://old.reddit.com/r/itrunsdoom/comments/gfhb1o/got_doom_working_on_a_ticket_validator_myki/