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John Shepherd-Barron, the inventor of the automated teller machine, has died at the age of 84. Frustrated after he was unable to make a withdrawal because his local bank was closed, Shepherd-Barron beat a number of competitors to have the first machine installed at Barclays bank in London in June 1967. Typical of his Scotch ancestry, the original maximum withdrawal was $14. A more recent invention, a machine that imitated the sound of killer whales to scare off seals that were raiding his salmon farm, was less successful.
Or
Would You Like Your Death Certificate Printed Out or Would You Like to Read it on the Screen?
(How about just a tip o’ the cap for Monty)
John Shepherd-Barron, the inventor of the automated teller machine, has died at the age of 84. Frustrated after he was unable to make a withdrawal because his local bank was closed, Shepherd-Barron beat a number of competitors to have the first machine installed at Barclays bank in London in June 1967. Typical of his Scotch ancestry, the original maximum withdrawal was $14. A more recent invention, a machine that imitated the sound of killer whales to scare off seals that were raiding his salmon farm, was less successful.
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