Re: Toll Booth and junk (was Re(fcc): TI-H: Radio/In...)
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Re: Toll Booth and junk (was Re(fcc): TI-H: Radio/In...)
In a message dated 11/3/98 5:40:54 PM Central Standard Time,
dknaack@hotmail.com writes:
> >What difficult functions does a toll booth have?
>
> Could be lots of stuff, automated billing, drive-by sensing
> of passing vehicles and remote administration to name a few.
>
> Difficult is pretty much a matter of time and experiance,
> pretty much any competent programmer can figure out how to
> do just about anything given enough time.
Right - In Illinois, at least, there is a system called 'I-Pass' that lets you
drive through at 15 MPH with a little box on your car... you buy a certain
amount of tolls each month, say $20.00 in 40 cent tolls (for someone who has a
daily commute) and each time you drive through, it deducts 40 cents from your
account... So, that includes the automated billing and drive-by sensing. It
seems this would be more arduous to program than difficult, you could get a
pretty good idea of how to do it in a few minutes but it would take a while to
write. (I think.) BTW, I think programming toll booths is pretty cool =)
Rob Hornick