Paul said
Part of the fun of the banking terminals was some bank
branches had the
machines on the counter, right where the banks customers are, and
customers would often feel obliged to offer some of their wit or wisdom
while you where up to you elbows in a greasy machine. I those days of
working on greasy mechanical machine we where obliged to wear suit and
tie
A practice still observable on Youtube where you can marvel at a grimy oily
ASR33 being stripped down and restored, all the while whilst wearing a spotless
crisp ironed long-sleeve pin-striped business shirt... :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEzpYHb4p5w
Steve