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RE: Worst design decisions?
From: "Shawn Jackson" <sjackson () horizonusa com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:51:07 -0700
It's usually a legal risk deferrer decision to buy the ATM casing with Braille. Someone pointed out that Drive-Ups and Walk-Ups are the same, which it true for the internals but not Drive-Ups casing and moldings, which are adjusted for the average eye level of a person in a car, plus recessed, tiled monitors, etc. Basically, it costs x,xxx.xx to get the casing with Braille, and legal risk is valued at xx,xxx.xx (i.e. someone suing them because it doesn't have Braille). Better safe then sorry in risk management. I wouldn't view this is a lapse in deign decision, more of an obscure design decision. Shawn Jackson Systems Administrator Horizon USA 1190 Trademark Dr #107 Reno NV 89521 www.horizonusa.com Email: sjackson () horizonusa com Phone: (775) 858-2338 (800) 325-1199 x338 -----Original Message----- From: Damian Gerow [mailto:damian () sentex net] Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:34 AM To: nanog () nanog org Subject: Re: Worst design decisions? Thus spake Mike Donahue (mdonahue () WATG com) [19/09/03 15:28]:
Hi.. I might have missed the post, but braille on drive through has
zero to
do with a design mistake - it's practicality. The ATM manufacturer
doesn't
put out a "drive-through" and "walk-up" model - it puts out one, and
then
it's up to whomever to mount it. Simpler just to put braille on the
kit and
ship, and not worry about it.
But the bank, who chooses to mount the Braille-enabled machine as drive through, orders the Braille added, do they not? (As to whether or not this is a good idea, I'm keeping away from.)
Current thread:
- Re: Worst design decisions?, (continued)
- Re: Worst design decisions? John Kristoff (Sep 18)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Austad, Jay (Sep 18)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Colin Brown (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? John Neiberger (Sep 18)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Ejay Hire (Sep 18)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Charles Sprickman (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Miquel van Smoorenburg (Sep 18)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Mike Donahue (Sep 19)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Damian Gerow (Sep 19)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Scott Granados (Sep 19)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Shawn Jackson (Sep 19)
- Re: Worst design decisions? steve uurtamo (Sep 19)
- RE: Worst design decisions? John Neiberger (Sep 19)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Ron Snyder (Sep 19)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Neil J. McRae (Sep 20)
- Re: Worst design decisions? jlewis (Sep 21)