Vol. 5, No.3
February 15, 1979
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Staff
Features
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Managing Editor:
David Pierson
Depreciation-Which Method I. Beat ............... 8
Beau Eurell
Charles C. Ross, in the second of his three-part series,
analyzes further which methods of depreciation are better
suited for the operator's needs.
Marketing & Research :
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Zac Oliver
Tom Howarth
Dick Welu
Mary Claire Blakeman
Robin Minnear
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Mitchell
Typography :
Vickie Lofton
Circulation Manager:
Gloria Dering
Advertising Representative :
Ralph C. Lally II
European Representative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , February 15, 1979.
Volume 5, No. 3. Copyright 1979 by
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PLAY METER , February , 1979
Pinball Through the Age •. ........................ 44
Have you ever heard about the Coliseum Coin Company?
How about the big money maker, the Agean See Wolfl
Tom Stroud, who is either a historian or a novel satirist,
fills us in on some little known facts from the industry's
ancient past . Tim Skelly's accompanying cartoons are
worth a close look.
Duck Plnballl Here Comea "Tlh"l . ................. 48
Roger C. Sharpe warns pinball operators that a whole lot
of bad publicity can be on the horizon, with the release of
a new motion picture, " Tilt" which associates pinball
with gambling, drugs, and sex.
Departments
Editorial . ......................................... 4
Mailbox . ......................................... 6
Operating ......................................... 8
Colnman of the Month . ........................... 14
Dlatrlbutlng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Manufacturing .................................•. 22
Mualc Programming . ............................. 21
Intematlonal New •. .............................. 41
Cridc'. Corner ................................... 48
Technical Topic •. ................................ 61
New Producta . ................................... &8
Classifled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 82
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