Automatic Teller Machine Multi-cache
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The first Automatic Teller Machine that could dispense cash to customers opened on September 2, 1969 in Rockville Center, New York, a small town on Long Island. Their advertisement announced, “On Sept. 2 our bank will open at 9:00 and never close again.”
Compared to what ATMs can do now, the original one was not very complicated. It would give out a set amount of cash when a user put in a special card.
In December 1972 an ATM that is closer to what we have now was installed at a LLoyds Bank in Essex, England. The bank customer could withdraw variable amounts of money and that amount would be debited from their account immediately.
By 1979 ATMs were being networked so that customers of different banks could conduct their banking business from the same ATMS (for a small fee if it wasn’t your home bank).
The first ATMS had been located on the banks’ properties but during the 1980s they began showing up at shopping malls, near bars and restaurants and other places where people might want quick cash. These had more limited function than the ones connected to banks – mostly just dispersing cash in $20 increments.
BTW, a special note to ATM users: ATM means Automatic Teller Machine, do not say ATM machine because that would be redundant (machine machine). You enter your PIN (Personal Identification Number) when you use it, not your PIN number (number number). Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
What you have before you today is the grand poo-baa of ATM's, an ATM created specifically for geocachers. If you've grown tired of the monotonous film canister in guardrails or nanos in sign posts, look no further. Get to the nearest geocaching ATM and make a withdrawal. Make sure you withdraw enough cache to make it worth your while. But do not withdraw too much as overdraft fees can be spendy.
Getting to this geocache is not a short hike. It's a pretty good hike but not an overly difficult one. When you get to the top, seek stage #1 which will get you on your way. Even though this seems like a remote spot, please consider muggles/hunters that may be in the area during prescribed hunts. Help protect our geocache ecosystem and rehide the cache accordingly.
NOTE: This geocache has two levels of security. The first security checkpoint requires three numeric security codes you must use to gain access. Those security codes are: 32 10 01. The second and final security checkpoint requires the use of a PIN. If you don't have a PIN, it is composed of four numerical digits (in the form of ####) and can be derived using a very prominent piece of information on the upper right corner of this geocache listing (numerals extracted from the GC code).
NOTE: In order to complete this cache, a fully charged NINE VOLT battery is required. Keep in mind, oftentimes new batteries are flawed and may not necessarily be fully charged. Because this is a pretty good hike, to be safe either check your battery against a volt meter or bring a second battery along as a backup.
This cache has been registered with Dakota County Parks.
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[The final cache container is not in or on the ATM. No tugging, pulling, lifting or disassembly required. The terrain rating is for the long hike out to the cache.]
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