[plug] DeskBank again [UNCLASSIFIED]

[Clark Julian]

> However, I learned two things:
> 
> 1. DeskBank up to but not including version 8.0 is a 16-bit 
> application.
>    This means that at a pinch you could run it under Win311 
> or the like
>    inside DosBox (or at a chinese burn, DOSEMU) at least to get it
>    installed;
> 
> 2. (By implication, although the tech support bloke was careful to not
>    make any statements which could be taken as directly confirming or
>    denial) DeskBank does actually work in WINE;
> 
> 3. WestPac is no longer interested in PC-based services, so they're
>    building a web-based replacement - and, reading between the lines,
>    it will be 100% dependent on MSIE. D'oh!
 
That looks a little like three things to me. :p

Westpacs current netbanking services don't appear to be MSIE specific.. 
(having used them successfully with firefox)
It's a shame to see them taking this path. Why shut yourself off from a
significant part of your market.
Perhaps they do not realise how many linux users(or simply non-MSIE
users) that they have as customers.

Perhaps we should let them know?

Cheers,

Julian




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