To: Jim from C-Town
"Their treatment of ‘No Country for Old Men"
Yep, the character Woody was playing producing a ATM card during a 70's setting movie...priceless.
27 posted on
12/16/2010 7:11:34 PM PST by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: Deaf Smith
Yes, and ATM’s where first in use as early as 1962. They rolled out in the U.S. in the early seventies and where popular in many areas by the mid to late 1970’s. The first IBM unit was the IBM 3614 and thousands where in use by 1976.
The fact that he was given a credit or debit card that had a daily transaction limit was absolutely reasonable for a movie set in the seventies. It is even more reasonable considering that the movie is set in 1980. By 1980 ATM machines where at almost every bank.
31 posted on
12/16/2010 7:38:05 PM PST by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: Deaf Smith
There were 2000 ATMS in use in America in 1973...magritte
36 posted on
12/16/2010 7:54:28 PM PST by
magritte
("There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself "Do trousers matter?")
To: Deaf Smith
Don’t mean to be technical, but the film was set in 1980. Hubby and I got our first Versatel card from BofA in 1981. Not too far off the mark.
38 posted on
12/16/2010 8:01:08 PM PST by
gracie1
(Look, just because you have to tolerate something doesnÂ’t mean you have to approve of it. - Mr Mack)
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