Australia phonecard – Phonecard Museum

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ezzacards — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:33:10 +0000

Gemplus FINE cards were for internal trials where it was used as a smart access card with PIN to log in the the ISDN telephone service. Calls were made while logged into the service, and the card remained inserted while the user was logged in.
We would like more information about the INPU trial, as we are not sure how it is connected with the FINE (ISDN) service. Also we would like to know why some of the INPU are reloadable smart cards, and others are disposable cards.

Early in the 1990’s Telecom Australia began to investigate the emerging smart card developments with a view to future product development. Chip cards from NTT, Anritsu, Schlumberger, and Gemplus were demonstrated. Gemplus cards were later used for internal trials “FINE”, and “INPU”
Copied here is the folder issued to staff taking part in the trials. The INPU shown is a Gemplus reloadable.
INPU TRIALS

It was not until 1997 that Telecom began to roll out upgraded telephones with chip cards nationally.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:13:58 +0000

The INPU trials were internal trials conducted by Telecom Australia to assess chip technology for phonecards and other smart card applications.This Gemplus version of the INPU trial, with a reloadable type chip is one of 2 types known, and this one says “INPU TRIAL” on the front, whereas the other says only “TRIAL”.
Dates from around 1992 with reloadable for smart card phonecards.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:10:40 +0000

The INPU trials were internal trials conducted by Telecom Australia to assess chip technology for phonecards and other smart card applications.This Gemplus version of the INPU trial has a disposable chip, and is one of 2 types known, and this one says only “INPU TRIAL” on the front, whereas the other says “TRIAL”.
Dates from around 1992.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:41:04 +0000

The INPU trials were internal trials conducted by Telecom Australia to assess chip technology for phonecards and other smart card applications.This Gemplus version of the INPU trial, with a reloadable type chip is one of 2 types known, and this one says only “TRIAL” on the front, whereas the other says “INPU TRIAL”.
Dates from around 1992 with reloadable for smart card phonecards.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:35:32 +0000

This Gemplus international chip demo card is a general type demo, with a disposable type chip, produced for use in various countries, but this example is a card demonstrated in Australia.
Dates from around 1991-92 with chip appropriate for disposable phonecards.

Early in the 1990’s Telecom Australia began to investigate the emerging smart card developments with a view to future product development. Chip cards from NTT, Anritsu, Schlumberger, and Gemplus were demonstrated. Gemplus cards were later used for internal trials “FINE”, and “INPU”
It was not until 1997 that Telecom began to roll out upgraded telephones with chip cards nationally.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:19:10 +0000

The INPU trials were internal trials conducted by Telecom Australia to assess chip technology for phonecards and other smart card applications.This Gemplus version of the INPU trial has a disposable chip, and is one of 2 types known, and this one says only “TRIAL” on the front, whereas the other says “INPU TRIAL”.
Dates from around 1992.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:53:58 +0000

The INPU trials were internal trials conducted by Telecom Australia to assess chip technology for phonecards and other smart card applications.This Schlumberger version of the INPU trial, with a reloadable type chip, is the only copy we have seen with a Schlumberger reloadable chip.
Dates from around 1992 with M64 chip appropriate for smart card phonecards.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:50:23 +0000

This Schlumberger international chip demo card is a general type demo, with a reloadable type chip, produced for use in various countries, but known to have been demonstrated in Australia.
Dates from around 1991-92 with M64 chip appropriate for smart card phonecards.

Early in the 1990’s Telecom Australia began to investigate the emerging smart card developments with a view to future product development. Chip cards from NTT, Anritsu, Schlumberger, and Gemplus were demonstrated. Gemplus cards were later used for internal trials “FINE”, and “INPU”
It was not until 1997 that Telecom began to roll out upgraded telephones with chip cards nationally.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:43:00 +0000

This Schlumberger international chip demo card is a general type demo, with a disposable type chip SI4on, produced for use in various countries, but known to have been demonstrated in Australia.
Dates from around 1991-92 with F256 chip appropriate for disposable phonecards.

Early in the 1990’s Telecom Australia began to investigate the emerging smart card developments with a view to future product development. Chip cards from NTT, Anritsu, Schlumberger, and Gemplus were demonstrated. Gemplus cards were later used for internal trials “FINE”, and “INPU”
It was not until 1997 that Telecom began to roll out upgraded telephones with chip cards nationally.

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ezzacards — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:35:31 +0000

This NTT international demo card is a general type demo, produced for use in various countries probably, but known to have been demonstrated in Australia. Probably dates from around 1991-92

Early in the 1990’s Telecom Australia began to investigate the emerging smart card developments with a view to future product development. Chip cards from NTT, Anritsu, Schlumberger, and Gemplus were demonstrated. Gemplus cards were later used for internal trials “FINE”, and “INPU”
It was not until 1997 that Telecom began to roll out upgraded telephones with chip cards nationally.