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- John Brunner
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| Lucky Dragon ATM | ||
| An automatic teller machine with attitude. |
Lucky Dragon was a global brand name that optimized everything it touched. He makes this brand so real in the book, I wonder if there really is one. It is a combination of a tiny storefront with one or two of everything you might need and an all-night convenience store here in the United States.
| He headed for the ATM in the back… he knew it was watching him as he walked up to it. "Identify yourself, please." Lucky Dragon ATMs all had this same voice, a weird, uptight, strangled little castrato voice … probably kept people from standing around, [talking] with it… If you seriously tried to dick with one, drive a crowbar into the money slot, say, the thing would mist you and itself down with water and then electrify itself. |
| From All Tomorrow's Parties,
by William Gibson. Published by Putnam in 1999 Additional resources -
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Now here's an ATM you've got to respect. You know they are taking quick pictures of you while you use it, but that is a passive defense. Of course, you'd need to make sure that these security measures weren't activated by accident…
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