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Item 201: Joseph P. Williams Dead t 88

Entered by bru on Sun Nov 30 14:54:45 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.
12 responses total.
#1 of 12 by remmers on Sun Nov 30 15:48:25 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.

#2 of 12 by naftee on Mon Dec 1 03:54:50 2003:

and you used their wigs often in your concerts, hein, remmers?

#3 of 12 by polygon on Mon Dec 1 15:56:34 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."

#4 of 12 by other on Mon Dec 1 18:16:20 2003:

I musta missed that year...

#5 of 12 by tod on Mon Dec 1 22:02:47 2003:

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#6 of 12 by albaugh on Tue Dec 2 19:41:56 2003:

Her claim only proves that she "wigged out".  :-)

#7 of 12 by tod on Tue Dec 2 22:59:56 2003:

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#8 of 12 by happyboy on Wed Dec 3 08:35:23 2003:

whitey's steakhouse and chickenring emporium at woodward and 8
mile?

#9 of 12 by tod on Wed Dec 3 17:09:05 2003:

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#10 of 12 by sno on Wed Dec 3 17:45:55 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.

#11 of 12 by scott on Wed Dec 3 17:54:33 2003:

Actually I'd say that evolution has turned credit cards into electronic cash.

#12 of 12 by gull on Wed Dec 3 21:47:51 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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