Worst design decisions?

Fri Sep 19 19:51:07 UTC 2003

	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
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Reno NV 89521
www.horizonusa.com

Email: sjackson at horizonusa.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Damian Gerow [mailto:damian at sentex.net] 
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:34 AM
To: nanog at nanog.org
Subject: Re: Worst design decisions?

Thus spake Mike Donahue (mdonahue at 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.)