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Subject: Re: System/360--50 years--the future?
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On Oct 8, 12:17=A0pm, Patrick Scheible <k...@zipcon.net> wrote:

> The grocery store chain Safeway has cash registers that dispense the
> correct coins. =A0Very efficient. =A0Unfortunately, the dialog that the
> customer uses for debit or credit card payment is slow and inefficient,
> and that's what most customers are using to pay with now.

At my local supermarket, debit/credit cards are handled very quickly--
the customer swipes, enters the PIN, and the approval comes fast.
Cash is in the middle, and checks are the slowest, even though the
register fills out the check.

Some retailers have 'touch' terminals where one merely touches their
credit card and the transaction is instantly approved.  Very fast.

NJ Transit upgraded its ticket machines so that now credit/debit card
transactions are fast.