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 11/9/98 6:41:43 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Firepower5@aol.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
>
in orlando, fl we have a similar system called e-pass, youc an drive trough at
20mph, i heard they are going to upgrade it to 60 mph
-JJS