Reply to post: Re: The past is another counttry.

Britain has no idea how close it came to ATMs flooding the streets with free money thanks to some crap code, 1970s style

Alan J. Wylie

Re: The past is another counttry.

I've still got a £10 card from the late 70's / very early 80's. Photos:

front

back

The numbers 1 to 20 on front correspond to each usage - a pin punched a small dimple. After 20 usages you got a new one.

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