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dghughes
8 months ago
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A CarFax for Used PCs: Hewlett Packard wants to gi...
It started off as a way for people to get info on cars via fax machine. You ask or enter the vehicle VIN and you get a report. If it was in a crash, in a flood, see if mileage matches actual odometer. It's all web-based now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carfax,_Inc
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bitwize
8 months ago
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And here I was thinking it was named for the phrase "car facts".
macintux
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TIL how it got its name, thanks.
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