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nooby
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#21 Post by nooby »

I know there is google to use but may I kindly ask what is that "smartcard"?

Why does Puppy fail to use them? Does not Puppeee even have those drivers? Are the smartcard hardware producers keeping the drivers proprietary? could one borrow those drivers from this distro and reuse it on Puppy maybe?

How does one know if one have a smartcard or not? Is it a BankCard with Chip like the ones from France maybe? What else can it be?
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though

amigo
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#22 Post by amigo »

Aren't SmartCards like your crecit card (or EC card?) -the ones with a little square of gold-colored metal in them which contains a small chip?

DPUP5520
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#23 Post by DPUP5520 »

Sorry for my late reply but yes they have the small 32kb chip in them and are used by military/government to access certain dod websites and for access to military bases. No puppy that ive seen can handle smartcards however ubuntu, and mint are both able to use smartcards and have both the programs and drivers to use them.

@nooby if you aren't military and dont work for the government chances are good you do not have one.
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