NSB Recommended Cash Offer Declared Unconditional

Real Time Control PLC
21 February 2000

                 NSB RETAIL SYSTEMS PLC ('NSB')
                                
    RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER FOR REAL TIME CONTROL PLC ('RTC')
                                
          OFFER DECLARED UNCONDITIONAL IN ALL RESPECTS


NSB  announces that all conditions of the recommended cash  offer
(the 'Offer') for the entire issued share capital of RTC made  on
its  behalf  by Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited  ('Close
Brothers') have been satisfied or waived and the Offer  has  been
declared unconditional in all respects.

By  3.00pm on 18 February 2000 valid acceptances of the Offer had
been  received  in  respect of a total of  6,292,992  RTC  Shares
representing  approximately 89.6 per cent. of RTC's issued  share
capital.

Prior to the commencement of the offer period on 25 October 1999,
neither  NSB nor any person acting in concert with NSB  held  any
RTC  Shares  (or rights over such shares). Since  that  date  and
other  than  as  referred to below, neither NSB  nor  any  person
acting in concert with NSB has acquired or agreed to acquire  any
RTC Shares (or rights over such shares).

During  the  offer period, NSB received irrevocable  undertakings
from  each of the directors of RTC to accept the Offer in respect
of   an   aggregate   of   3,930,175  RTC  Shares,   representing
approximately  56 per cent. of RTC's issued share capital.  Valid
acceptances have been received in respect of all the  RTC  Shares
subject  to  these undertakings, and are included  in  the  total
number of acceptances referred to above.

The  Offer  will remain open until further notice. The  procedure
for  acceptance  of  the Offer is set out in the  offer  document
dated 28 January 2000 (the 'Offer Document') and the accompanying
Form  of  Acceptance,  copies of which  are  available  from  the
offices  of  Close Brothers. RTC Shareholders who  have  not  yet
accepted the Offer should despatch their Forms of Acceptance (and
supporting documents) as soon as possible.

Terms  defined in the Offer Document dated 28 January  2000  have
the  same  meaning  in  this  press release  unless  the  context
otherwise requires.

The  directors  of NSB accept responsibility for the  information
contained  in  this announcement.  To the best of the  knowledge,
information  and  belief of the directors  (who  have  taken  all
reasonable   care  to  ensure  that  such  is  the  case),   such
information  is in accordance with the facts and  does  not  omit
anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Close  Brothers, which is regulated by The Securities and Futures
Authority  Limited,  is  acting  for  NSB  and  no  one  else  in
connection with the Offer and will not be responsible  to  anyone
other  than  NSB  for  providing protections  afforded  to  their
customers nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer.

Enquiries:

NSB Retail Systems PLC                   0118 930 1500
Nikki Beckett, Chief Executive
Alan Vickery, Chairman

Close Brothers Corporate Finance         020 7655 3100
Limited
Richard Grainger, Managing Director
Mark Napier, Director