silence7@slrpnk.net to New York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoJapan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them. New yen notes set to be introduced this summer won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down11
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minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoDid some Japanese sleuthing. Big firms will be fine, as many commercial PoS systems need simply a firmware update to know what bills to accept. https://www.necplatforms.co.jp/solution/retail/newbill/index.html There are a number of ticket machines that are supported with a simple part exchange, a bunch of models listed here: https://www.elcom-net.co.jp/lp/newbanknotes/#replacementBox The site says there is a possibility that units pre-2017 would be incompatible with an upgrade, but I’m just guessing it’s to ensure customers don’t get angry that they can’t fix their machine from the 80s.
Did some Japanese sleuthing. Big firms will be fine, as many commercial PoS systems need simply a firmware update to know what bills to accept.
https://www.necplatforms.co.jp/solution/retail/newbill/index.html
There are a number of ticket machines that are supported with a simple part exchange, a bunch of models listed here:
https://www.elcom-net.co.jp/lp/newbanknotes/#replacementBox
The site says there is a possibility that units pre-2017 would be incompatible with an upgrade, but I’m just guessing it’s to ensure customers don’t get angry that they can’t fix their machine from the 80s.