It's the latest sign that remnants of the old Wachovia Corp. are disappearing: On Wednesday, the Charlotte bank replaced the ATM at its trademark branch on South Tryon Street with a high-tech machine from Wells Fargo & Co.

But the change isn't visible unless you're using the machine. Though the technology is different, the blue-and-green Wachovia sign will remain, probably until the first half of 2011.

The Wells Fargo machines are supposed to save time and hassle, the bank says. Insert a stack of dollar bills or checks – no envelope – and the ATM will add up the total. It will also print an image of each check on the receipt. The machines offer six language options: English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong, Korean and Vietnamese, while the old machines offered only the first three. They also remember your most popular transactions, and can display them as the main options when you log on.

Wachovia says it expects to change out all 587 ATMs in North Carolina, including 106 in Charlotte, by spring.

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