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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT)
AMAT 228.68+1.2%Nov 17 3:59 PM EST
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To: FR1 who wrote (640)11/25/2001 11:13:46 PM
From: frozenchosen  Read Replies (1) of 25522
 
I spent a week in Kmart last night ,in the U-scan line.
The line was much shorter than the human check out lines. The reason, even though all four U-scan computers were down. The clerk that oversees them was checking out customers by hand. She had to run over to an adjacent check stand to weigh the produce. Once I realized the situation I started to leave and go to a regular line. The woman behind me convinced me to bear it out. She said the other lines were even slower :(

A department manager was working on the U-scan machines. He finally rebooted one. When the Windows NT screen appeared, one of the customers proclaimed, "Oh no, the blue screen of death!"

I finally checked out with the one working machine. It didn't work to well. I had to scan each item several time before it would take, except the motor oil.

These machines are about six weeks old, and made by NCR. They really didn't seem ready for prime time. They seemed to require plenty of maintenance and had noticeable down time.

However, a competitor down the street has the IBM version. They seem to work like you describe: "It doesn't take holidays, get sick, sue you, etc, etc. All the attributes of a computer."

BTW - I go to Kmart 'cause it makes me feel good.
When I look at the other customers and employees. It makes me feel rich. It makes me feel thin. It makes me feel intelligent.
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