ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, August 8, 1993                   TAG: 9308080057
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.                                LENGTH: Short

. . . AND NOW AN AUTOMATED CHECKOUT LINE?

Tired of slow-poke grocery clerks? Try a self-serve checkout system that doesn't involve shoplifting.

Four machines, touted as unique by their maker, let customers scan, weigh, and pay for groceries at an upstate New York supermarket.

Shoppers press a computer screen to deduct coupon discounts and make other decisions. The machines have 55,000 items and prices on memory, and also require ID for alcohol purchases.

The $25,000-system was invented by Howard Schneider, who said it differs from similar ones used in the Midwest because his accepts money. - Associated Press 


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