I have dealt with a number of credit card processing companies. Your best solution is to find one who does "batch processing". ie. You send transaction details in a csv format (or whatever they might want to use - xls, etc) and they respond with the results. However, be aware many (most? all?) card processing companies have a "hold-back fee" of a certain percentage (anything up to 15% of the transaction) which they hold for typically six months before giving you the monies. I believe all take a percentage of the transaction also, rather than a set fee. Some have monthly fees, some don't. A lot depends on volume mainly, but can also depend on what type of industry you are in - whether your history could be a risk, or the general nature of all business in your industry is a risk. Have a good (really good) look around for what fees different card processors charge. There can be a lot more things to look out for than just that though...
Yes and no... As an "Operating System" you can only run Windows software in Windows... not in DOS so technically Windows is still an OS that loads from another OS (Not including NT).
SCSI drives have a 5 year warrantee IDE drives are 3 year (at least, I haven't seen 5yrs on an IDE drive)
When a drives dies, usually the disk can still spin, so is it the electronics that is the real problem?
Maybe someone willing to risk their drives (and any warranties) who have an IDE and a SCSI drive of the same model and swap the circuit board over on each. I did this on two dead maxtor drives once (slightly different models, same drive casing) and ended up with one working hdd:)
no no no THEY complain about ME hehe theyr a cranky whinging middle aged couple who just basically shit us i want to piss them off so much they want to sell up, then i buy their house and live next to my best mate heh
Aussies: Is this what they use on Good News Week?
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How cool! I want one!
Does any aussie slashdoter know if this is what they use on Good News Week? I mean, I want one...
My neighbours get pissed off with just the stereo pumping out too much bass and I think this will piss them off even more mmwwwaaaaahhhaaahahhahaha heh
Just a little one will do. I might check out what some other guy in here did as a school project
Nobody is getting the point here... I don't mean party all out until you die. Just make more of your life and enjoy it while you still can. Everything in moderation. Not too much fun, not too much work/study/whatever.
*begin talking to self* Why am I being so defensive? It's not like I have a great passion for this subject. ok no more blabbering on about this from me *end talking to self*
Sure, if you feel the want or need to contribute to the world and make it a better place, then do so. I don't know how you think my attitude is pathetic. Do you want to die after living a miserable life? Enjoy life and have fun while you can.
To the other AC, if you find coding fun then dont stop it, but do u really think u could even hold a relationship (assuming u have/get one) if u spent all ur time coding?
When I die, it will be with a smile - with my dick in my hand, a porno, a good bottle of scotch, bottle of pills.
Personally, I think this type of issue is pretty sad. We are'nt 13 yo's (I assume not:P). Go out and meet people. Party, have a drink or 20, make a fool of urself, who cares. Start becoming more sociable and go out as often as you can. Sitting infront of an Xray machine all day and night gets some work done but you become boring. Take a look at yourself and ask urself "Am I boring?"
You probably are if you cannot socialize. Life is not about coding. The meaning of life is to simply make it enjoyable coz u dont live long.
Especially when ur young, you need to make the most of life while you can. Live like there is no tomorrow. Party up, have fun and you will meet people. You can't pickup any1 without meeting ppl.
This is good justification for my "shameless plug" posted elsewhere here. US$1125 gets you an offshore credit card. There is nothing illegal about it. It is only illegal if you do not declare it in your income tax.
www.exxcomm.com
did you know 2/3rds of the entire planets transactions are made offshore? Offshore != illegal
I know im gonna get moderated for this but I am involved in this type of industry and maybe people might also want to get involved, or at least like more info Many ppl want an offshore account but get knocked back, or dont know how to go about it. This makes things easy... http://www.exxcomm.com/
I forgot to add... Personally, I hope this will change Amiga's decision to not bring out any hardware. I for one was looking forward to getting the first new Amiga in town. Always have been, no matter what the cost.
Amiga can go on with their current plans, but why not diversify. Give the Amiga community what they have always wanted.
You think they don't have capital to work with? You need money to setup business. You think every Amiga Inc employee doesn't get paid? Nobody works for free.
Having not sold anything yet means nothing. Of course they have money.
Look at the many copies of say Tetris. Old WordStar, Wordperfect and whatever else uses the same key layout. I wouldnt think writing a game that happens to have the same levels/layout as the original would be so illegal - not with a different name anyway. Theres also the 'intellectual property' issue to take into consideration tho. Maybe if you changed just one small part of it to demonstrate yours is original code.
Q.B2- I want to develop Live drivers -- why can't I have the specifications for the EMU10K1? It may be possible for us to arrange to get you specifications -- please contact us at linux_bug@soundblaster.com.
John Howard's argument of "you do not realise this is what middle Australia want" is the biggest load of crap I have ever heard. That statement is comparable to statistics. We all know about lies, damn lies and statistics. Why wasn't I asked to vote on this subject, or the majority of Australians who also did not? This law was rushed what seems quicker than our gun laws (which I commend, for good reason). Suddenly, we as a country have gone from "the lucky country" to "the backward country". This subject obviously has a lot of passion for both sides of the argument, so it should be thought out very carefully instead of racing to decisions that affect every Australian without consent. We no longer have a choice. This is a sad moment in history that needs rebellion to correct it. The biggest extent of this law I would ever like to see is the option of censored content. It is a parents responsibility to monitor the TV shows a child watches, as it should be for the Internet. Concerned families need to be provided the *option* of filtered content, not *forced* on other responsible adults without children who don't want it.
I think every ISP in Australia should completely ignore this law and refuse to pay any fines. It's extreme, but the government has to do something if the law is not being abided by. Then again, I suppose the law must be enforced...
Thanks Johnie, for jeapardising one of Australia's real assets. I see no technological future for Australia anymore, and I'm not alone.
If the alleged Transmeta CPU transalates instructions of other architectures faster than the original processor, surely there must be native code that will run xx times faster without the need for transalation...
I work for a financial services company offering secured credit cards. The internals of credit card processing is more involving than you first think. Banks actually don't have much to do with it at all. All credit card transactions are made through a Credit Card Processing company rather than a bank. The banks are just a card issuer.
There are 2 types of credit card transactions...
1) those that are swiped (physically holding the card) 2) those that are not (internet, mail order, etc)
You need to arrange an account with an Online card processor who will offer you particular rates. Every business has a particular 'risk factor' for the processor to consider. This involved the type of business, physically where it is trading, the typical client of such a business, history of such businesses, etc for them to establish a rate.
The rates commonly will have a set transaction fee, a percentage processing fee, and a percentage held for some time (30-180 days) before remittance. Online transactions are a high risk factor so rates are generally higher than rates for a normal store-front trader. Blame fraud and the history of Internet business dissapearing.
When you have decided on a merchant, they will provide some basic variables to pass to their scripts for processing. What you need to look for is a company who can do exactly what you want them to do. ie, if you want to only process the order on your side *after* payment has been accepted, then make sure confirmation is able to be sent back to your scripts.
If you have other info that you need to pass through to process an order on your end (besides payment confirmation), you need to find a company who will pass all variables back to your scripts as well as payment confirmation. Some companies will have scripts that debit a card, then require a Continue button or something for the user to press before other info is passed back to you.
Basically, find out *exactly* how their scripts work and if you need something different, see if they can modify it for you or provide other options.
Without having a Merchant Account, your company name may not appear on your clients' statements either. Some companies can use your Merchant Account if you have one, and some others will have your company name appear on statements. With others, you should make sure people are made well aware of what *will* appear so you minimize any chargebacks.
Also, American and some Canadian processing companies use Address Verification System (AVS) for North American cardholders. This reduces the chance of fraud. Offshore processing companies cannot use this.
Thats about all I can think of atm but you can Email me if you need any other info
Just make sure you get rates froim as many processors as you can and examine their terms, the way their scripts work, and how often they remit monies. Some even want a minimum of say $10k (or whatever) before they remit on a normal basis.
bzzt! WRONG! Amiga was not JUST about a better way
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I was going to rush out and buy a new Amiga when it was released. I liked the sound of Neutrino, and then over to Linux based using Transmeta... i wanted it even more to see just what transmeta can do for myself
Amiga is not JUST about "a better way". It WAS about the OS, the Software, the Hardware - this is what made it "a better way"
I bet I am not alone to feel the most dissapointed I have ever been in Amiga and I think I have finally given up hope... that says a hell of a lot coming from me:(
I want the hardware, the software, and everything else. Considering Amiga want to take a different path, it makes me wonder if they have heard of the word 'diversification'
Amiga, give people what they want, THEN offer other ways to distribute this technology in what is currently being proposed.
The only faith I have left in Amiga is that (with their never-ending changing of ideas) they will decide to go back to what was a better solution in the first place. If not, I have lost complete faith. Then again maybe Iwin, Phase5 and QNX can do something...
Whatever happens, I suppose i'll be happy if I can still play Blazemonger heh
This is kinda off track but what about offshore companies wishing to host a Website in say the US or Australia. It's a grey area, but if transactions are made Online (although monies are only banked offshore), should these companies be liable for any taxes at all? Is it any interest whatsoever of other governments to tax an offshore company because the Website is simply hosted in their jurisdiction?
What I hate about this censorship deal is that the supposed 'majority' of Australians were never contacted for their expressed feelings on the subject. This 'majority' was from a survey - and we all know the saying "lies, damn lies, and statistics." This does not represent the majority in any way whatsoever. I beleive a better solution is to make it law to provide the *option* of filtered content, not to enforce it upon us. Existing clients of ISPs in Australia should have their accounts suspended until the account owner acknowledges his/her account to be filtered or not.
It is parental responsibility to allow/disallow their children whether to watch particular TV programs - and this is how the Internet should be.
ISPs in Australia should *ALL* rebell against this law by completely ignoring the situation and never paying the fines associated with this. Clients should be informed of this in advance for anyone who requires Internet access during what would most likely be a down period and provided alternate access.
BAH! its not like my opinion is going to change anything but I think this suits everyone
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Australian Reseller News also has a short story that tells of Intel's latest Celeron offering, the Timna - available in January...
Any word when will we see Transmeta based m/boards? Anyone know any manufacturers looking to attract the general desktop market rather than portables?
I have dealt with a number of credit card processing companies. Your best solution is to find one who does "batch processing".
ie. You send transaction details in a csv format (or whatever they might want to use - xls, etc) and they respond with the results. However, be aware many (most? all?) card processing companies have a "hold-back fee" of a certain percentage (anything up to 15% of the transaction) which they hold for typically six months before giving you the monies. I believe all take a percentage of the transaction also, rather than a set fee. Some have monthly fees, some don't. A lot depends on volume mainly, but can also depend on what type of industry you are in - whether your history could be a risk, or the general nature of all business in your industry is a risk. Have a good (really good) look around for what fees different card processors charge. There can be a lot more things to look out for than just that though...
Yes and no... As an "Operating System" you can only run Windows software in Windows... not in DOS so technically Windows is still an OS that loads from another OS (Not including NT).
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SCSI drives have a 5 year warrantee
:)
IDE drives are 3 year (at least, I haven't seen 5yrs on an IDE drive)
When a drives dies, usually the disk can still spin, so is it the electronics that is the real problem?
Maybe someone willing to risk their drives (and any warranties) who have an IDE and a SCSI drive of the same model and swap the circuit board over on each. I did this on two dead maxtor drives once (slightly different models, same drive casing) and ended up with one working hdd
no no no
THEY complain about ME
hehe
theyr a cranky whinging middle aged couple who just basically shit us
i want to piss them off so much they want to sell up, then i buy their house and live next to my best mate
heh
How cool! I want one!
Does any aussie slashdoter know if this is what they use on Good News Week? I mean, I want one...
My neighbours get pissed off with just the stereo pumping out too much bass and I think this will piss them off even more mmwwwaaaaahhhaaahahhahaha
heh
Just a little one will do. I might check out what some other guy in here did as a school project
There is wisdom in what you say.
Nobody is getting the point here... I don't mean party all out until you die. Just make more of your life and enjoy it while you still can. Everything in moderation. Not too much fun, not too much work/study/whatever.
*begin talking to self*
Why am I being so defensive? It's not like I have a great passion for this subject. ok no more blabbering on about this from me
*end talking to self*
blah
Gees what is wrong with you ppl? Narrow minded? Imbecile? Pathetic attitude? I think not...
If the most fun u can have is on your own, then I feel for you. You won't get into a relationship and if u did it wont last
This discussion is about ppl seeking a partner. If you can't get out and socialize then how do you expect to ever *get* a partner?
Life is what u make it. Have a life. Go out and enjoy yourself. Sooner or later you will find some1
Sure, if you feel the want or need to contribute to the world and make it a better place, then do so. I don't know how you think my attitude is pathetic. Do you want to die after living a miserable life? Enjoy life and have fun while you can.
To the other AC, if you find coding fun then dont stop it, but do u really think u could even hold a relationship (assuming u have/get one) if u spent all ur time coding?
When I die, it will be with a smile - with my dick in my hand, a porno, a good bottle of scotch, bottle of pills.
hehe maybe not
life is too short to die
Personally, I think this type of issue is pretty sad. We are'nt 13 yo's (I assume not :P). Go out and meet people. Party, have a drink or 20, make a fool of urself, who cares. Start becoming more sociable and go out as often as you can. Sitting infront of an Xray machine all day and night gets some work done but you become boring. Take a look at yourself and ask urself "Am I boring?"
You probably are if you cannot socialize. Life is not about coding. The meaning of life is to simply make it enjoyable coz u dont live long.
Especially when ur young, you need to make the most of life while you can. Live like there is no tomorrow. Party up, have fun and you will meet people. You can't pickup any1 without meeting ppl.
ahh yes but the credit card is available without the MLM
This is good justification for my "shameless plug" posted elsewhere here. US$1125 gets you an offshore credit card. There is nothing illegal about it. It is only illegal if you do not declare it in your income tax.
www.exxcomm.com
did you know 2/3rds of the entire planets transactions are made offshore?
Offshore != illegal
I know im gonna get moderated for this but I am involved in this type of industry and maybe people might also want to get involved, or at least like more info
Many ppl want an offshore account but get knocked back, or dont know how to go about it. This makes things easy...
http://www.exxcomm.com/
I forgot to add...
Personally, I hope this will change Amiga's decision to not bring out any hardware. I for one was looking forward to getting the first new Amiga in town. Always have been, no matter what the cost.
Amiga can go on with their current plans, but why not diversify. Give the Amiga community what they have always wanted.
You think they don't have capital to work with? You need money to setup business.
You think every Amiga Inc employee doesn't get paid? Nobody works for free.
Having not sold anything yet means nothing. Of course they have money.
Look at the many copies of say Tetris. Old WordStar, Wordperfect and whatever else uses the same key layout. I wouldnt think writing a game that happens to have the same levels/layout as the original would be so illegal - not with a different name anyway. Theres also the 'intellectual property' issue to take into consideration tho. Maybe if you changed just one small part of it to demonstrate yours is original code.
Surprised I was
Q.B2- I want to develop Live drivers -- why can't I have the specifications for the EMU10K1?
It may be possible for us to arrange to get you specifications -- please contact us at linux_bug@soundblaster.com.
very much
and a full featured non-beta driver by Q1 2000
im buying me an SB Live
John Howard's argument of "you do not realise this is what middle Australia want" is the biggest load of crap I have ever heard. That statement is comparable to statistics. We all know about lies, damn lies and statistics.
Why wasn't I asked to vote on this subject, or the majority of Australians who also did not?
This law was rushed what seems quicker than our gun laws (which I commend, for good reason). Suddenly, we as a country have gone from "the lucky country" to "the backward country".
This subject obviously has a lot of passion for both sides of the argument, so it should be thought out very carefully instead of racing to decisions that affect every Australian without consent. We no longer have a choice. This is a sad moment in history that needs rebellion to correct it.
The biggest extent of this law I would ever like to see is the option of censored content. It is a parents responsibility to monitor the TV shows a child watches, as it should be for the Internet. Concerned families need to be provided the *option* of filtered content, not *forced* on other responsible adults without children who don't want it.
I think every ISP in Australia should completely ignore this law and refuse to pay any fines. It's extreme, but the government has to do something if the law is not being abided by. Then again, I suppose the law must be enforced...
Thanks Johnie, for jeapardising one of Australia's real assets. I see no technological future for Australia anymore, and I'm not alone.
If the alleged Transmeta CPU transalates instructions of other architectures faster than the original processor, surely there must be native code that will run xx times faster without the need for transalation...
I work for a financial services company offering secured credit cards. The internals of credit card processing is more involving than you first think. Banks actually don't have much to do with it at all. All credit card transactions are made through a Credit Card Processing company rather than a bank. The banks are just a card issuer.
:)
There are 2 types of credit card transactions...
1) those that are swiped (physically holding the card)
2) those that are not (internet, mail order, etc)
You need to arrange an account with an Online card processor who will offer you particular rates. Every business has a particular 'risk factor' for the processor to consider. This involved the type of business, physically where it is trading, the typical client of such a business, history of such businesses, etc for them to establish a rate.
The rates commonly will have a set transaction fee, a percentage processing fee, and a percentage held for some time (30-180 days) before remittance. Online transactions are a high risk factor so rates are generally higher than rates for a normal store-front trader. Blame fraud and the history of Internet business dissapearing.
When you have decided on a merchant, they will provide some basic variables to pass to their scripts for processing. What you need to look for is a company who can do exactly what you want them to do. ie, if you want to only process the order on your side *after* payment has been accepted, then make sure confirmation is able to be sent back to your scripts.
If you have other info that you need to pass through to process an order on your end (besides payment confirmation), you need to find a company who will pass all variables back to your scripts as well as payment confirmation. Some companies will have scripts that debit a card, then require a Continue button or something for the user to press before other info is passed back to you.
Basically, find out *exactly* how their scripts work and if you need something different, see if they can modify it for you or provide other options.
There are scripts available at http://www.cgi-resources.com/Pro grams_and_Scripts/ for 'shopping carts' etc if you need them for C/C++ and Perl and others
Without having a Merchant Account, your company name may not appear on your clients' statements either. Some companies can use your Merchant Account if you have one, and some others will have your company name appear on statements. With others, you should make sure people are made well aware of what *will* appear so you minimize any chargebacks.
Also, American and some Canadian processing companies use Address Verification System (AVS) for North American cardholders. This reduces the chance of fraud. Offshore processing companies cannot use this.
Thats about all I can think of atm but you can Email me if you need any other info
Just make sure you get rates froim as many processors as you can and examine their terms, the way their scripts work, and how often they remit monies. Some even want a minimum of say $10k (or whatever) before they remit on a normal basis.
Hope iv been of help
http://www.exxcomm.com
I was going to rush out and buy a new Amiga when it was released. I liked the sound of Neutrino, and then over to Linux based using Transmeta... i wanted it even more to see just what transmeta can do for myself
:(
Amiga is not JUST about "a better way". It WAS about the OS, the Software, the Hardware - this is what made it "a better way"
I bet I am not alone to feel the most dissapointed I have ever been in Amiga and I think I have finally given up hope... that says a hell of a lot coming from me
I want the hardware, the software, and everything else. Considering Amiga want to take a different path, it makes me wonder if they have heard of the word 'diversification'
Amiga, give people what they want, THEN offer other ways to distribute this technology in what is currently being proposed.
The only faith I have left in Amiga is that (with their never-ending changing of ideas) they will decide to go back to what was a better solution in the first place. If not, I have lost complete faith. Then again maybe Iwin, Phase5 and QNX can do something...
Whatever happens, I suppose i'll be happy if I can still play Blazemonger
heh
This is kinda off track but what about offshore companies wishing to host a Website in say the US or Australia. It's a grey area, but
if transactions are made Online (although monies are only banked offshore), should these companies be liable for any taxes at all? Is it any interest whatsoever of other governments to tax an offshore company because the Website is simply hosted in their jurisdiction?
What I hate about this censorship deal is that the supposed 'majority' of Australians were never contacted for their expressed feelings on the subject. This 'majority' was from a survey - and we all know the saying "lies, damn lies, and statistics." This does not represent the majority in any way whatsoever.
I beleive a better solution is to make it law to provide the *option* of filtered content, not to enforce it upon us. Existing clients of ISPs in Australia should have their accounts suspended until the account owner acknowledges his/her account to be filtered or not.
It is parental responsibility to allow/disallow their children whether to watch particular TV programs - and this is how the Internet should be.
ISPs in Australia should *ALL* rebell against this law by completely ignoring the situation and never paying the fines associated with this. Clients should be informed of this in advance for anyone who requires Internet access during what would most likely be a down period and provided alternate access.
BAH! its not like my opinion is going to change anything but I think this suits everyone