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History of the Automatic Teller

Posted by michael on from the pay-to-play dept.

XopherMV writes "The line was long and slow, and he became increasingly irritated as his lunch hour dribbled away. All at once, he had a flash of inspiration. 'Golly, all the teller does is cash checks, take deposits, answer questions like "What's my balance?" and transfer money between accounts,' recalls Wetzel, now 75 and still living in Dallas with his wife. 'Wow, I think we could build a machine that could do that!' And with a $4 million go-ahead from Docutel's parent company, that's exactly what he and his engineers did. Read more about the story of the ATM."

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  1. cold trip by jeffy124 · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is even one, for some reason, at the McMurdo Station on Antarctica.

    I would hate to be the armored truck driver responsible for keeping that one filled.

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    The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
  2. Pretty much offttopic but... by Nplugd · · Score: 5, Funny
    Remembers me of Friends when it was still funny:
    Monica: (to everyone) It's Chandler! (on phone) Are you OK?

    Chandler: Yeah, I'm fine. (trying to cover up what he is saying) I'm trppd in an ATM vstbl wth Jll Gdcr.

    Monica: What?

    Chandler: I'm trppd... in an ATM vstbl... wth Jll Gdcr!

    Monica: I have no idea what you just said.

    Chandler: (angry) Put Joey on the phone.

    Joey: What's up man?

    Chandler: I'm trppd... in an ATM vstbl... wth JLL GDCR.

    Joey: (to everyone) Oh my God! He's trapped in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre! (on phone) Chandler, listen. (says something intentionally garbled)

    Chandler: Yeah, like that thought never entered my mind.
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    Je n'ai pas d'avenir Je n'ai qu'un destin Celui de n'être qu'un souvenir C'est pour demain
  3. Oh no... an entire article... by Ieshan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh no... an entire article with thousands of threads dedicated to calling them ATM Machines. My nitpikc nerves are ready and waiting to have their seizure.