
even currency," Elijah saw that the Sierra Madre "can kill nations and build them" if its Cloud, holograms and vending machines were applied in the correct manner.

As potentially unlimited sources of "food, supplies, medical assistance, ammo. Around 2281, they attracted the attention of a rogue elder of the Brotherhood of Steel, Elijah.

They remained in the ruins of the Sierra Madre. The Great War and the isolation of the Madre resulted in the vending machines becoming the only known surviving examples of the underlying technology. To his employees, the vending machines felt like a company store, as they could barely afford anything with the modest amount of chips they received along with their paycheck. Īlthough Sinclair described them as the means for self-sufficiency for the Madre, others felt that they were a means to ensure that any money spent at the casino would line Sinclair's pockets, especially with the ban on all other vending machines. The machines were also capable of outputting special supplies, such as chems and security and maintenance equipment, restricted with dispenser codes issued only to trained professionals and doctors. The devices he commissioned were intended not just as vending machines, but as emergency dispensers supplying food and resources to ration out in the event of a nuclear holocaust. Willing to bankrupt himself for these devices, Sinclair also struck a deal with the company's executives to use the Villa as a proving ground for various Big MT experimental technologies. ” - Dead Money loading screenĬreated at Big MT at the Y-0 research center, the development of the Sierra Madre vending machines was bankrolled by Frederick Sinclair after witnessing them at a World's Fair exhibit. While they take Sierra Madre Chips, they seem to supply a number of non-commercial services.


“ Where the Vending Machine technology came from is unknown.
