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: Jim from C-Town
Maybe in New Yawk during that period.
Even up to 1985, good luck finding a bank premise ATM in west or east Texas. Or even any rural Texas town.
That was in Del Rio in the 70's...no.
34 posted on
12/16/2010 7:47:51 PM PST by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: Jim from C-Town
52 posted on
12/16/2010 8:47:35 PM PST by
txhurl
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