Fifty Years Ago .... from the pages of Computer Weekly
/Supermarket PoS system for UK: The supermarket terminal system developed by NCR, the 255, is now available in the UK. The interactive system is controlled by the NCR 726 16-bit minicomputer, and according to NCR, a system with eight 255s and a 20K 726 will cost about £20,000. The system is already being ordered on a large scale in the US. In addition to the price lookup and other on-line features offered by the 726, such as cheque authorisation, the computer can produce a variety of reports instantly (….)
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