ATM takes a kicking yet keeps on ticking

Bork!Bork!Bork! Sometimes technology is made of sterner stuff than we give credit for, such as this ATM, which has clung on to life – and power – despite the indignities heaped upon it.

Spotted by Register commenter Toonie, today's entry in the pantheon of public borks is notable not for its ancient operating system, or state of undress, but for the fact that it is functioning at all despite having clearly lived a very tough life.

Our reader spotted the distressed device in 2025 while strolling through the city of Liverpool, England. It has been vandalized and was long out of use, yet, on closer inspection, the CRT was still glowing and stating the admittedly obvious "SORRY OUT OF SERVICE." Just below, picked out in yellow, is the text "ON-LINE."

The text looks a little crooked, but let's face it: someone has had a go at the poor ...