~I.AY .liE~
Volume 5. No. 17
September 15. 1979
••••••••••••••••••••••
~LAY
III
•••••••••••••••••••••••••
A
HoUN
Divided ................................. 22
Editorial Director David Pierson shows concern over what
is not being done to bring about a more effective national
defense of the image of pinball .
Staff
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Oh, the Sh..,. W.'re In ........................... 28
Mike Shaw
The manufacturing sector of the industry is booming, and
Managing Editor Mike Shaw has the stats to prove it.
Managing Editor:
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Zac Oliver
Correspondents :
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Arthur B. Hollander
Douglas McCallum
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager &
Classified Advertising :
Valerie Cognevich
Typography :
Vickie Lofton
Advertising Representative:
David Pierson
European Representative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , September 15, 1979.
Volume 5, No . 17. Copyright 1979 by
Skybird Publishing Company . PLAY
METER ( ISSN 0162-1343) is publish-
ed twice monthly on the 1 st and 15th
of the month . Publishing offices: 112
North Roadway, New Orleans, La.
70124, P. O.
Box 24170, New
Orleans, 70184. Tel. 504 / 282-0261.
Subscription rates : U. S. and Cana-
da - $25; Europe and Japan - $45;
elsewhere - $50. One order subscrip-
tion : 2-9, $20 each; 10-24, $17 each;
25 or more, $15 each . Advertising
rates available on request . No part of
this magazine may be reproduced
without expressed permission . The
editors are not responsible for
unsolicited manuscripts . Second-
class postage paid at New Orleans
70113 and additional mailing offices .
Postmaster : Send Form 3579 to
PLAY METER, P. O. Box 24170,
New Orleans, La . 70184.
European office : PLAY METER Pro-
motions, " Harescombe" Watford
Road , Northwood Middx. England,
Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, September, 1979
A LooIl Ah..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Roger C. Sharpe backs away from the playfield for a
moment to reflect on the significence of the coin slot.
Totalizing System I.
Curl"" Operator HMCIacIIM ............•..........•
A data acquisition system is easing the burdens of
running a smooth operation, and here's how it works.
Buying Mid SeIling
.,. Ex .... ng .... . . -•.•....•.••••••.••...•...•.... lei
a.
Business Writer Arthur
Hollander off8l'1l some
pertinent warnings for anyone considering acquiring or
unloading a going concern.
Th. Induatry Buyer'. Guide ....................... 13
PLAY METER has herein compiled a comprehensive
display of the new and used games you'll find in the
United States today.
From tile Edhor • . • • • . . . . . • . . . . . . • • • • . . • • . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mailbox .......................................... 7
CoIItman of tile Month ............................. 1
EqulPfl'~
Poll. . . . . . . ............................ 34
M .... c ........................................... 48
Opet-lrtIng •.•••••••••••••••••.••••.•••••••••..•••• &2
Dl8'tJtIbuting. . . • . . . . . • . . • • • • • • • • . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . ••• 14
M . . ufacturlrlg •••........•....••••••••••....•.•.. 18
T.x Clinic ........................................ 18
Tecllnlcal Toplca ................................ 124
CrItIc'. CorI1er .•.......•............•..•.....••. 121
New Product8 ................................... 133
a ••• lfted •.•....•.......•••••••••...•...........
New. Brieta ..................................... 140
1.
COVER CREDIT:
Photograph courtesy of James Hamilton, from Roger C.
Sharpe's PinbllHI' E. P. Dutton)
3