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by dijit 1812 days ago
In 2005, nearly all of them.

most ATMs used to be backed by a mainframe.

I saw some newer ATMs using Windows Embedded so I guess they changed at some point.

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In Europe ATMs that I saw used to run Windows NT.
Tangential, but I watched a video about maintenance on the Russian high speed train, Сапсан (sapsan), and when they started the train for a test the unmistakable sound of Windows XP starting was heard. It could have been for any number of systems on the train, but I found it funny. Admittedly it was US documentary, and they really butchered the translation for dramatic effect, so I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't fabricated also.