Organization:Vac-U-Vend

Vac-U-Vend, a subsidiary of Enbox, is a vending machine operator that sells various products via connections to the Gaian pneumatic mail system. Products range from Sosa-Soda to Superhuman Ability Modules to tubes of lipstick, depending on the individual machines, of which there are dozens of varieties.

The Vac-U-Vend System
Invented by the Enbox company as a way to make use of the "dead end" dynamail ports at the top of every Enbox Modular Housing System, the Vac-U-Vend System was heavily patented after its invention in 11972 NH.

Vac-U-Vend machines are called such because the first units relied on vacuum tubes to power its primitive electronic interface. The myth that Vac-U-Vend was chosen in reference to the dynamail system is incorrect, as d-mail uses magnetic propulsion rather than pneumatic tube technology.

Vac-U-Vend machines usually have local storage to store a few of the most popular items that the machine has sold.

There are dozens of varieties of Vac-U-Vend machines, enough to fill a book, but notable Vac-U-Vend versions include...
 * The original Vac-U-Vend, now known as VAC-001. These used vacuum tubes to allow selection from one of 8 different products stored in Vac-U-Vend's underground warehouses.
 * The VAC-505x series of digital vending machines. The VAC-5051 through 5054 used a touchscreen CRT monitor to select from one of 16 different products. Later models in the series featured newer components and technologies, such as LCD screens and Enhanced Reality.
 * The VAC-375, which dispensed pastries worth exactly 100 COINs.
 * The VAC-1337, which dispenses EmuCarts.
 * The VAC-777, also known as the "One-Armed Robin Hood". These machines are not actually gambling, but their appearance is easily mistaken for being luck-based. Instead, the user puts in any amount of COINs and pulls the slot-machine-style lever. A random product of similar value to the amount inserted will be dispensed, and any spare change is returned via the unit's coin tray.
 * The VAC-420, which has a keypad and dispenses Tweed cartridges. Users must enter their username after inserting payment, and if the user has not lived a combined total of more than 25 years, the unit returns the inserted value and notifies local police.
 * The VAC-682, which doesn't actually exist but has a reputation similar to Polybius. Exact details about what VAC-682 looks like, dispenses or even accepts as currency vary depending on the person recounting the urban legend, but vaguely sinister overtones are common.