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Golden_Bee_Moth OP t1_ixdo1z3 wrote

Reply to comment by JustAnotherSteucci in most Pennsylvania things that happen to me is somewhat recent times by Golden_Bee_Moth

The Mac machine is new to me

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JustAnotherSteucci t1_ixdq29m wrote

MACs were all around philly until they were replaced by bank ATMs. Growing up my parents would only refer to that thing as a MAC machine. I didn't realize how local of a thing it was until I moved to NEPA and only like 3 people knew what I was talking about

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heili t1_ixe7ctx wrote

They had MAC machines in the western part of the state in the 80s as well. MAC ... Money Access Center.

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windwaker910 t1_ixduuvy wrote

This just unlocked a memory I forgot I had lol. Didn’t sink in until I said “Mac machine” aloud

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Allemaengel t1_ixepo31 wrote

I live in NEPA but grew up in the Lehigh Valley back in the day and would've been the 4th you knew, lol.

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Canopenerdude t1_ixei309 wrote

My Great Grandma called them Mac Machines! She was from Coatesville, maybe that's why.

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oodja t1_ixdslyj wrote

Hahaha my mom will still say she needs to "tap MAC" when she is getting cash from an ATM.

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teflondonna t1_ixe1wr1 wrote

Tap the MAC!

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thehoagieboy t1_ixe9xbj wrote

I still remember the Bill Bergy commercial saying that. "Tap MAC, for a little cash!" Then he hit the screen and it said "Ow"

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CltAltAcctDel t1_ixe593g wrote

MAC = Money Access Center. They were really the only way to get money in the 80s - early 90s. If I remember correctly the MAc card didn’t have your bank’s name on it. It was just blue card that said MAC.

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heili t1_ixe7gac wrote

MAC was in white and there was a rainbow on the left side of the M.

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Allemaengel t1_ixeptax wrote

I was just going to comment that I remembered a rainbow on them.

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