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Reliance is not alone. Since the early 1960s, when assorted gurus proclaimed the imminent arrival of the Information Age, businesses and consumers have been eagerly awaiting its coming -- and with it, the "paperless" office and the "cashless" society. Among the techno-prophets' predictions: home shopping, electronic libraries, personal computers on every desk, soaring worker productivity, uninterrupted growth. As a result, thousands of companies invested heavily in information technology in hopes of gaining a competitive edge. Other firms, including hardware manufacturers and software developers, placed equally large bets on supplying the markets for home and office automation...
...even bigger increase. Families trying to adopt more sensible spending habits will soon be fighting temptation at every turn. In fact, if the card companies prove adept in meeting their goals, they may persuade Americans to loosen up on their wallets and give new meaning to the term cashless society...
While many Brazilians have spent their cashless week standing in line trying to withdraw funds at banks, others have learned how to barter for food. Anxiety runs high: the number of people admitted to hospitals in Rio because of chest pain has doubled over the past several days. Yet Collor's shock treatment has actually boosted his popularity. Elected with 43% of the total vote last fall, he has 80% of citizens supporting his new reforms...
...customers equipped with personal computers and telephone modems could tap into the bank's electronic ledgers and handle many of their banking chores from the comfort of home. Chemical viewed it as both a high-tech lure to draw new customers and a strategic first step toward a checkless, cashless future...
...next day at special offices, after delivering the money in heavily guarded armored cars. But ordinary shoppers were out of luck because grocery stores refused to accept checks or credit cards. While Noriega appeared to pacify soldiers by meeting the military payroll, Panama's government workers faced a cashless payday this week...