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features
Survey '76 .................. .. ........ .. .............. .. 20
The results of PLAY METER 's Annual Operators Poll .
We try to tell you how you're doing and what you ' re
thinking about .
Home Video ..... .... .............................. .... . 21
Laura Kreter of Taito America visited the Consumer
Electronics Show . She tells us what it's all about . How
soon will you be able to afford to play video at home?
Read and see .
departnl nts
From the Editor .. ... ......... ....... ....... ............ .. 8
Mailbox ... .. ........ ................................... 10
Coinman of the Month ....... ........ ..... ...... ........ 12
Vic Leslie of the Cherry Group talks about his experiences
as an operator and distributor of video games.
Operating .............. .. ... ......... .................. 17
MEMBER
Volume 2/ No. 8
August, 1976
staff
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Managing Editor:
Richard S. Dietrich
International Editor
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Perry Miller
Correspondents :
Marshall Caras
Roger Sharpe
Bill Arkush
Bernie Powers
Thomas Borden
Timothy Jarell
Tom Oliver
Mary Claire Blakeman
Circulation Manager:
Carolyn Desmond
Production :
Earl Dupre
Typography :
Skybird Typography
Photographic Adviser:
Paul Sylvester
Advertising Represen tative :
Ralp h C. Lally II
Critics Corner ....................... ... ..... ...... ..... 22
Music Programming ......... ........ .......... ......... 26
Jazz is not dead according to music editor M ichael Klein .
Association News .. ..... ... ........ .......... ... .. ..... 28
Distributing ............ .... ................... ... .. .... 30
Manufacturing .......... ... ....... ... ... .... .... ....... 31
Technical Topics ....... .... ....... ........ .. .... ... .... 33
Guest editor Bill Arkush discusses video repair problems
and offers some hints for the beginner.
On the Move ..... .... ... .... ........................... 36
New Products ......... .. ........ ..... ........ .. .. . ..... 37
Classified ............ .... ...... ...................... .. 45
PLAY METER, August 1976, Volume 2,
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