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On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:22:26 -0800, "Calif Bill"
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ATM's were first developed by NCR, and you
have to bet IBM looked at them very closely when designing theirs.

Unfortunately not or we woulfd have had a better feed module ;-)
Unfortunatekly the 3624 and 3614 were built with as many IBM off the
shelf parts as they could. NCR had a lot better ATM and it took IBM 15
years to build as good a cash register. By then they were repackaged
PCs anyway.

IBM had better salesmen also. Macy's San Francisco was looking at new POS
(Point of sale) system and the NCR terminals were better and smaller wire to
run. The NCR sales guy told Macy's that they would have to run the terminal
wires in conduit past all the florescent lights, and the IBM sale guy said
not needed with the IBM terminals. They needed the conduit also, but the
IBM guy knew the fire department required the conduit. So Macy went IBM.