[IP] Diebold sez "glitch-free," just don't touch those touchscreens - Engadget

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Frode Hegland <frode@hyperwords.net>
Date: October 5, 2006 1:21:14 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
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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