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ATM Turns 40

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the atm-fees-are-such-a-scam dept.

01100111 writes "The world's first ATM was installed in a branch of Barclays in Enfield, north London, 40 years ago this week. Inspiration had struck Mr Shepherd-Barron, now 82, while he was in the bath. The machine paid out a maximum of £10 a time." It struck me there must be a way I could get my own money, anywhere in the world or the UK. I hit upon the idea of a chocolate bar dispenser, but replacing chocolate with cash.""

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  1. Re:Wrong - Not the "first" ATM. by CodeArtisan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    An invention that fails is not an invention, it is an idea. For example, many people from around the world "invented" electric light before Edison, but Edison is credited with it because he made it work. Except Joseph Swan 'invented' electric light before Edison and Edison basically made a copy of Swan's design to sell in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Swan