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# RE: AVTS & Networking

- To: "Support Team (E-mail)" <support@gesn.com>
- Subject: RE: AVTS & Networking
- From: "Ken Clark" <ken@gesn.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:18:09 -0500
- Importance: Normal
- In-reply-to: <01BEC313.E9476DC0@sdn-ar-002neomahP324.dialsprint.net>

    > Unless I am missing something that is
    > being added into Gems and the AVTS, would this not be the best
    > way to download the election??

    No, you are not missing anything at all.  We in fact intend of adding a
    "disk" option to the download dialog so that you don't even have to network
    AccuVote-TS units.  Once we get some of the current nagging installation
    problems and bugs cleaned up, this is our first priority.

    To let everyone know the larger picture.  Right now the TS downloads the
    election database (.mdb) to A: and C: drives.  Results are updated on the C:
    and D: drives during the election process, and then exported to the A: drive
    at the end of election day.  Because the .mdb is potentially large, a large
    removable medium like a Zip or Imation drive is required for A:.  They are
    also slow.

    The plan is to store the election data that is transfered during download
    directly onto the imation disk.  This data is not an .mdb, but is rather a
    proprietary protocol similar that what we download to the AccuVote.  This
    file is much smaller than an .mdb, so it will also be able to be stored on a
    Flash Memory PC-Card.  When a PC-Card or Imation disk is inserted into the
    AccuVote-TS, the .mdb file will be built onto C: using the download data.
    Election result data will be stored during the election process on A: and C:
    (there will be no reason for D:).  At the close of polls, there will be no
    export proceedure -- the floppy or PC-Card just needs to be removed
    (similarly if the AccuVote-TS fails election day).

    As you can guess, these are nontrivial changes that are taking time to
    complete.  This has been the intent from day one, and I can only apologise
    for it not being ready yet.

    Ken

- References:
  - AVTS & Networking
    - From: Jeff Hintz <jhglobal@earthlink.net>

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