TRANZ 330

TRANZ 330
ManufacturerVeriFone
TypeGeneral-purpose Point of Sale (POS) device
Operating systemProprietary VeriFone TCL
CPUZilog Z80
Display16-character vacuum fluorescent display
InputCard reader, two serial ports, optional bar code or PIN pad device
Touchpad16-key numeric keypad
ConnectivityModem (300/1200 baud), two serial ports
Power9VAC, 1A

The TRANZ 330 is a popular point-of-sale device manufactured by VeriFone[1] in 1985. The most common application for these units is bank and credit card processing, however, as a general purpose computer, they can perform other novel functions. Other applications include gift/benefit card processing, prepaid phone cards, payroll and employee timekeeping, and even debit and ATM cards. They are programmed in a proprietary VeriFone TCL language (Terminal Control Language), which is unrelated to the Tool Command Language used in UNIX environments.

References

  1. ^ Maurer, Bill; Swartz, Lana (16 March 2018). Paid: Tales of Dongles, Checks, and Other Money Stuff. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-53521-2.
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