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Encoding Magnetic Cards - Track 2
Category: Computers > Software Asked by: clueless-ga List Price: $10.00 |
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12 Oct 2006 16:31 PDT
Expires: 11 Nov 2006 15:31 PST Question ID: 773047 |
Is it possible to encode alphanumeric data on track 2 of a magnetic card. If so, what software can I use to do this. I am using a MSRE Magnetic Card Reader / Writer made by Lin Fei Hi-Tech with Magnetic Strip Card Reader/Writer software 206DAX21 (Oct. 2001) |
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Re: Encoding Magnetic Cards - Track 2
From: frde-ga on 15 Oct 2006 03:54 PDT |
I read that a couple of times in bemusement - then it clicked Track 2 is numeric only - with ';' '=' and '?' added Track 1 is the thing that /can/ handle Alpha Numeric - it is also called the IATA Track after airlines, but they never got round to using it for anything meaningful The short answer is that the word size of Track 2 is too small to handle Alpha, it is only 4 bits that can denote 0 - 16 |
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