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Re: Metrocard Gripe

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From: Matthew Mitchell
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 00:00
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In article <4p8q7h$400@park.interport.net>,
Alan Miles <amiles@interport.net> wrote:

>As ridiculous and whiny as the last post was, I daresay most people have some
>trouble getting the machines to take all their dollar =
>bills all the time, unless they've improved *lots* since '92, when I moved >from DC to NYC.

It may be more a question of maintenance rather than design, as SEPTA had a
far worse record with its Autelca TVMs than the other RRs and transit
agencies which used those machines.



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From: mmitchel@libertynet.org (Matthew Mitchell)
Subject: Re: Metrocard Gripe
Date: 1996/06/08
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