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# How to Punch Out Your Banker: Bank of America HomeBanking

Article about using Sinclair/Timex computers with a modem and TYMNET to access Bank of America’s HomeBanking service ($8/month). Features account status display, fund transfers, bill payment to hundreds of merchants, two-way messaging with the bank, and printout to a TS2040 printer. Notes wryly that to enroll you still must stand in line at the bank.