The Cumma Metawriter, it allowed buyers to select from hundreds of different software titles with the push of a button, 1983 by art-man_2018
art-man_2018 on December 13, 2025 1:15 pm [MetaWriter Software Vending Machine: 1983’s Answer to Software Distribution](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/metawriter-software-vending-machine/)
Spork_Warrior on December 13, 2025 1:26 pm Someone came up with this idea, got it funded, built the machine, made it operational, found places to host it, and bang, success! For probably less than a year. Tech moves fast
lunex on December 13, 2025 1:52 pm So it’s like a floppy disc software venting machine? Was that really the best photo they took of her?
Distinct-Question-16 on December 13, 2025 2:27 pm And I tought nintendo/famicom floppy disk writer/dispensers were original….
nobody2008 on December 13, 2025 2:32 pm The game on the screen looks like Cosmic Ark for the Atari 2600.
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[MetaWriter Software Vending Machine: 1983’s Answer to Software Distribution](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/metawriter-software-vending-machine/)
Someone came up with this idea, got it funded, built the machine, made it operational, found places to host it, and bang, success!
For probably less than a year.
Tech moves fast
So it’s like a floppy disc software venting machine?
Was that really the best photo they took of her?
And I tought nintendo/famicom floppy disk writer/dispensers were original….
The game on the screen looks like Cosmic Ark for the Atari 2600.
And the game Cosmic Ark on the screen