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What made John Shepherd-Barron to come up with the idea of ATM?
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Solution
It was then John’s habit to withdraw money on a Saturday, but on this particular weekend, he had arrived one minute late and found the bank doors locked against him. This made him to come up with the idea of an ATM.
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