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Joseph P. Williams Dead t 88
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Nov 30 14:54 UTC 2003 |
Joseph P. Williams Dead t 88
Don't know who he is? WEll, he invented the Credit Card. Now you know who
was responsible. BankAmericard, which later became VISA.
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remmers
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response 1 of 12:
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Nov 30 15:48 UTC 2003 |
And the world hasn't been the same since.
More specifically, was it the "revolving charge card" that Williams
invented? I think things like the Diners Club and oil company cards
predate BankAmericard, but those didn't let you maintain a running
balance.
I used to know the proprietor of a wig shop in Ann Arbor who claimed
that *she* had invented the revolving charge card.
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naftee
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response 2 of 12:
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Dec 1 03:54 UTC 2003 |
and you used their wigs often in your concerts, hein, remmers?
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polygon
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response 3 of 12:
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Dec 1 15:56 UTC 2003 |
The joke a few years ago in Detroit: "As a loyal Detroiter, I did all
my Christmas shopping in our downtown. Yes, I bought everyone in my
family wigs."
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other
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response 4 of 12:
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Dec 1 18:16 UTC 2003 |
I musta missed that year...
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tod
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response 5 of 12:
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Dec 1 22:02 UTC 2003 |
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albaugh
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response 6 of 12:
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Dec 2 19:41 UTC 2003 |
Her claim only proves that she "wigged out". :-)
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tod
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response 7 of 12:
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Dec 2 22:59 UTC 2003 |
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happyboy
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response 8 of 12:
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Dec 3 08:35 UTC 2003 |
whitey's steakhouse and chickenring emporium at woodward and 8
mile?
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tod
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response 9 of 12:
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Dec 3 17:09 UTC 2003 |
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sno
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response 10 of 12:
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Dec 3 17:45 UTC 2003 |
I believe that Diner's Club was the first credit card incarnation as
close to what we use today. Evolution has turned cc's into revolving
credit lines.
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scott
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response 11 of 12:
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Dec 3 17:54 UTC 2003 |
Actually I'd say that evolution has turned credit cards into electronic cash.
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gull
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response 12 of 12:
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Dec 3 21:47 UTC 2003 |
These days I often pay for stuff with my credit card, even if I have cash,
because it's more convenient.
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