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February 25, 2022

MetaWriter Software Vending Machine, 1983

 February 25, 2022     1980s, inventions, science & technology   
When Nolan Bushnell sold Atari to Warner Communications, he agreed
not to compete with the company for a specified period. When ban
expired, Bushnell has introduced a software vending machine, the
Cumma Metawriter, in 1983.

The Cumma Metawriter allows a shopper to select from hundreds of
different software titles at the touch of a button. The Metawriter
looks suspiciously like a high-tech version of an old fashioned Coke
machine. But consumers bring their own bottles. The way the system
operates is simple. A consumer loads a ROM cartridge into a slot and
a program is transferred on to it.

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Bushnell is not alone behind Cumma. He has brought with him all the
old Atari cobal. So it could be software vending machines in every
gas station across America. 




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