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I set out to develop a cash-issuing machine, and to make this a reality I invented the PIN and an associated coded token.
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The speaker describes turning a practical goal into a working system. They wanted a machine that could dispense cash, then created two linked security elements to make it possible: a personal identification number and a coded token. The quote presents these inventions as parts of one solution rather than separate ideas.
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