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Indiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the BASICs | Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/indiana-bakery-still-using-commodore-64s-originally-released-in-1982-as-point-of-sale-terminals
Aside from the technical curiosity, it would seem that Hilligoss Bakery is actually well-appreciated in its local Brownsburg community for the quality of its pastries and not simply the oddity of using a "microcomputer" originally released in 1982— though to Hilligoss' credit, the shop actually opened back in 1974, which would make the Commodore 64s a year-eight acquirement at the earliest. We can only suppose that further upgrades haven't been needed since.

ThinkGeek :: Dough-Nu-Matic

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/kitchen/a2d2
"One day, when aliens come to visit our backwater planet, they will ask the representatives from Earth to provide them with examples of the finest culinary delights humanity has to offer. One representative steps forward with a fresh pot of Jamaican Blue-mountain coffee. Another proudly hands over a bottle of Bordeaux. A third unwraps a huge block of dark chocolate. Finally, the last ambassador opens a box of a dozen hot fresh doughnuts."