In those days, the Dow Jones news ticker--a stand alone, upright machine--spilled out reams of broad tape financial news comparable with what comes across computer consoles today.

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The machine has wi-fi built-in and can deliver news reports, weather, recipes and act as a karaoke machine in the evening.

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"It came totally out the blue, " the 44-year-old machine setter told BBC News.

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