Three·day
school
Vol. 4, No. 16
September 1, 1979
Staff
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Managing Editor:
David Pierson
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Robin Minnear
Game Doctors
The IEEE Chicago Fall Con-
ference on Consumer Electronics ,
which provides a forum for the latest
developments of microprocessors in
the consumer field , will hold its
annual meeting November 6 and 7 at
the Ramada O 'Hare Inn in Rose-
mont , Illinois .
Following the conference, the
IEEE Continuing Education Group
will present a three-day microproces-
sor seminar . The seminar , which will
run from November 7 throuah 9. will
feature the Motorola 6800 micro-
processor .
For more information , contact
Robert Podowski , Zenith Radio
Corp ., 1000 N. Milwaukee Avenue,
Glenview , Illinois 60025 or tele-
phone (312) 391-7407 .
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Gene Baley
DickWelu
Tom Howarth
Pat Matthews
Art Direction:
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Mitchell
Typography:
Vickie Lofton
Circulation Manager:
Debbie Barnes
Staff Cartoonist:
Norm Rockwell
Advertising Representative:
Ralph C. Lally II
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
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AMOA school
requirements
Because of the great response to
its A.M. 0 . A. mechanics school
program , the A.M.O .A. has listed a
set of requirements to follow for
those who want to have such a
school in their area .
The school , which is usuaily
sponsored by the A.M.O .A. , may
also be sponsored by state associa-
tions . In that case , the state
association must mail out its own
registration forms , collect the tuition
($150 per student) , pay instructor
fees and expenses . Nothing is paid to
the A.M .O .A.
Operators who are interested in
the school but who do not have a
state association should contact the
1-312-726-2810 .
A.M.O.A.
at
These operators will probably be
asked to help find a motel where the
classes may be held and the students
housed.
One such state association which
has · chosen to sponsor the ten-day
mechanics school conducted by Don
Miller , is being held at the Holiday
Inn -International Drive in Orlando ,
Florida .
Like the A.M .O .A. school , the
F.A.M .A. school will be on schema-
tics and the fundamentals of trouble-
shooting flipper games . This school ,
according to F.A.M.A., will be the
first segment of a F.A.M.A.-spon-
sored mechanics course . The second
segment, on a school on digital
machines , will follow at a later date .
The school goes for ten consecu-
tive days from 9 a .m. to 5 p .m. each
day . Registration is limited to twenty
students .
CALENDAR
September 15-17
North Carolina Coin Operators
Association , annual convention ,
Sheraton Center, Charlotte, North
Carolina
September 21-23
Amusement and Music Operators of
Virginia , annual convention , John
Marshall Hotel , Richmond, Virginia
October 5-7
West Virginia Music and Vending
Association, annual convention ,
Heart O'Town Motor Hotel, Charles-
ton , West Virginia
November 6-7
IEEE Chicago Fall Conference on
Consumer Electronics , Ramada
O'Hare Inn, Rosemont , Illinois
November 10-12
Amusement and Music Operators
Association , annual convention and
trade show, Conrad Hilton Hotel,
Chicago , Illinois
January 14-15, 1979
Music Operators of Minnesota , an-
nual convention , Holiday Inn, Min-
neapolis , Minnesota
February 2-4, 1979
South Carolina Coin Operators
Association , annual convention ,
Carolina Inn , Columbia, South
Carolina
May 11-12, 1979
Ohio Music and Amusement Asso-
ciation , annual convention and trade
show, Columbus Hilton Inn, Colum-
bus, Ohio
7th ENADA
set in Italy
The Seventh ENADA-Esposizione
Nazionale di Apparecchi da Diverti-
mento Automatici (National Exhibi-
tion of Automatic Amusement Ma-
chines) will be held at the Congress
Building at EUR in Rome, October
4-7 , according to the national
association of Italy , Sezioni Apparec-
chi per Pubbliche Attrazioni Ricrea-
tive .
Most major firms producing auto-
matic amusement machines and
spare parts are expected to exhibit at
the show , as well as those working in
the field of amusement park equip-
ment and material.