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A vending machine for vending computer software comprises, a bill acceptor for receiving money, an optical disk for storing a selection of programs to be vended, a hard disk drive for storing operating software, accounting information, and updates to the software vended, a diskette dispenser, and a

A vending machine for vending computer software comprises, a bill acceptor for receiving money, an optical disk for storing a selection of programs to be vended, a hard disk drive for storing operating software, accounting information, and updates to the software vended, a diskette dispenser, and a disk drive all under control of a processor. The invention further comprises a device for indicating a program selection to the processor such that the processor may direct the writing of a customer-selected program to a diskette after money has been received.

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[ We claim:] [5.] A software program vending machine comprising:a processor;a bill acceptor for receiving paper money and for notifying said processor when paper money has been received;an optically readable disk for storing a plurality of programs;means under control of said processor for dispensin

[ We claim:] [5.] A software program vending machine comprising:a processor;a bill acceptor for receiving paper money and for notifying said processor when paper money has been received;an optically readable disk for storing a plurality of programs;means under control of said processor for dispensing a blank diskette after said processor has received notification that money has been received;a diskette drive under control of said processor for writing said blank diskette with a program;a monitor under control of said processor for displaying a menu of program choices;a trackball for manipulating a cursor displayed on said monitor such that said cursor indicates a particular program choice;a button for identifying a specific program to be vended to said processor;a sound card and loudspeaker device for instructing users in machine operation;a sensor to sense the presence of a potential user near the machine; andmeans operable by said sensor to begin an audio enticement sequence when a potential user is sensed near the machine.