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PTC is a DOS-based program for processing credit card payments via | PTC is a DOS-based program for processing credit card payments via | ||
dial-up with a modem (1200 bps and up). In order to use it, you need a | dial-up with a modem (1200 bps and up). In order to use it, you need a | ||
| − | Merchant Account with a credit-card processing company. | + | Merchant Account with a credit-card processing company. It was created |
| + | by [http://firstdata.com FirstData Corporation LLC] but is apparently | ||
| + | no longer supported. | ||
=Opinions= | =Opinions= | ||
==[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 11:36, 29 Apr 2005 (CST)== | ==[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 11:36, 29 Apr 2005 (CST)== | ||
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*Second, the fact that it refuses to run happily under Windows XP (runs | *Second, the fact that it refuses to run happily under Windows XP (runs | ||
ok with Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE; I use the latter). | ok with Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE; I use the latter). | ||
| − | *Third, if you have trouble connecting too many times in a row, | + | *Third, if you have trouble connecting, and this happens too many times |
| − | into a timeout mode. | + | in a row, PTC goes into a timeout mode; there are no hints onscreen or |
| − | "Setup / Merchant Settings" and changing | + | in the manual about how to fix this. It can be fixed by going into |
| + | "Setup / Merchant Settings" and changing the terminal ID. | ||
Unfortunately, this can only be done by clearing the transactions | Unfortunately, this can only be done by clearing the transactions | ||
you've already entered. Fortunately, you can save them in a file... but | you've already entered. Fortunately, you can save them in a file... but | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 29 April 2005
Techniques: Software: PTC PTC is a DOS-based program for processing credit card payments via dial-up with a modem (1200 bps and up). In order to use it, you need a Merchant Account with a credit-card processing company. It was created by FirstData Corporation LLC but is apparently no longer supported.
Opinions
Woozle 11:36, 29 Apr 2005 (CST)
While the software itself is pretty bug-free, there are a few annoyances:
- First, the fact that there doesn't seem to be a Windows version, or a
version which can connect through the Internet instead of via dial-up.
- Second, the fact that it refuses to run happily under Windows XP (runs
ok with Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE; I use the latter).
- Third, if you have trouble connecting, and this happens too many times
in a row, PTC goes into a timeout mode; there are no hints onscreen or in the manual about how to fix this. It can be fixed by going into "Setup / Merchant Settings" and changing the terminal ID. Unfortunately, this can only be done by clearing the transactions you've already entered. Fortunately, you can save them in a file... but that doesn't always work, because saving to a file preserves some other things which aren't documented, and sometimes you end up just having to re-enter the whole thing. It wouldn't be so aggravating if the software hadn't cost over $1000 (more than I thought I was going to be paying; see also LeaseComm). In my opinion, the merchant processing company -- [[Cardservice International]] -- should provide free upgrades at that price, and more likely should have provided the software for free. Better yet, they should offer web-based processing (as in [http://authorize.net/ Authorize.net]) as a no-cost option.