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  2. Multi-Drop Bus / Internal Communication Protocol - Wikipedia

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    MDB originated as a proprietary bus used by CoinCo for their coin-acceptors in the late 1980s and was deployed in high volume in vending machines for Coca-Cola.Coke forced CoinCo to open-source it in 1992 to increase competition, and NAMA released the first version of the standard in 1995, allowing other vendors to compete for the coin-acceptor portion of the vending machines (CoinCo and Mars ...

  3. DEX (protocol) - Wikipedia

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    DEX (data exchange) is a format for collecting audit and event data from vending machines. DEX was introduced in the late 1980s by bottlers who provided product to vending machines. It was intended to improve auditing of vending machines, simplify inventory management. DEX records cash in/out, product movement and other audit data.

  4. Multidrop bus - Wikipedia

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    The ccTalk multidrop bus protocol uses an 8 bit TTL-level asynchronous serial protocol.It uses address randomization to allow multiple similar devices on the bus (after randomisation the devices can be distinguished by their serial number). ccTalk was developed by CoinControls, but is used by multiple vendors.

  5. Vending machine - Wikipedia

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    A snack food vending machine made in 1952 Gashapon vending machines Newspaper vending machines in Munich, Germany An automobile parking ticket machine in the Czech Republic. A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or ...

  6. Mills Novelty Company - Wikipedia

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    At that time the main products of Mills Industries were commercial ice cream freezers, frozen custard and milk shake machines and all types of vending machines. During 1953 and 1954, the company had added a coin-operated coffee vending machine , a three-flavor beverage bottle vendor, a citrus fruit juice vendor, and an ice cream package vendor ...

  7. Elon Musk pay defeat sets up a 2025 legal battle that could ...

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    Tesla pledged to keep fighting for Elon Musk's $56 billion pay to be restored, a battle that could make it all the way to the highest US court.

  8. MEI Conlux - Wikipedia

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    The firm began operations in Great Britain in 1965 and expanded to the United States in 1967. The firm invented the electronic vending machine and is one of the largest manufacturers of vending machines in the world. [2] As of 2011, the company operated in over one hundred countries and processed over two billion transactions per week. [3]

  9. Cheap, pre-owned EVs are about to flood the market. Is that a ...

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    Buy new — or used? Winner of the 2024 World Car of the Year award, the Kia EV9, at the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City last March.