Well well well, this page was "Last modified: July 02, 1997": http://www.ccc.lu/3c/prod01.htm The machine was first deployed about 6 months before that.
We built such a system in Sweden 3 years ago, and I think it was pretty secure, even though we used Windows 95. Whe used special hardware to disable some keys on the keyboard, so that, for example, ctrl-alt-delete was impossible. There was also no task bar at the bottom of the screen. If you used a real OS, such as Linux, I guess, or maybe a JavaStation, I think they can be made rock solid, except if you used a tough saw and opened the case and started poking around in the hardware.
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Well well well, this page was "Last modified: July 02, 1997":
http://www.ccc.lu/3c/prod01.htm
The machine was first deployed about 6 months before that.
We built such a system in Sweden 3 years ago, and
I think it was pretty secure, even though we used
Windows 95. Whe used special hardware to disable
some keys on the keyboard, so that, for example,
ctrl-alt-delete was impossible. There was also no
task bar at the bottom of the screen. If you used
a real OS, such as Linux, I guess, or maybe a
JavaStation, I think they can be made rock solid,
except if you used a tough saw and opened the case
and started poking around in the hardware.