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March 15, 1980
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Staff
Professionals Discover the World of Games . . . ..... 34
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lal ly II
Editorial Director:
More and more doctors, lawyers ( and Indian chiefs?) are
being drawn into t he world of coin-op games. What is the
special attraction they find in the games? Vicki Darlingt on
investigat es.
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Vicki Darlington
Mustard Artists . ........................... . .. ... 43
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Zac Oliver
The compulsory jukebox law seems to have opened a can
of worms, at least in the mind of David Pierson. Could it
be that mustard producers are in line for some extra
compensation?
Pat Matthews
Roger C. Sharpe
Joseph Arkin
Charles C. Ross
Establishing Company Goals and
Maintaining Them ........... ..... .... ..... ....... 56
International Editor:
Technical Editor:
Correspondents:
Art Direction:
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager &
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Staff Writer :
Ray Tilley
Illustrator:
Mars Walker
Advertising Representative:
David Pierson
Typography:
Ray E. Tilley
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER, March 15, 1980.
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Charles C. Ross, one of the featured speakers at the
Amusement Operators Expo, shows some of the keys
essential to running a successful operation.
Video Game Revolution . . . ......... . .......... . ... 71
Pinball critic Roger Sharpe has some words of warning to
the pinball industry. It looks as if maybe those v ideo
games may be starting to draw some of those quarters
that were previously intended for the silver ball mach ines.
From the Editor ................................... 4
Mailbox ... .... ............. .. . ... ................ 7
Coinman of the Month . ......... . .............. .. . 10
Operating . .. .. ........ ..... . ..... ................ 19
Equipment Survey . .................... . .......... 31
Distributing ....... . . . .... . ....................... 32
Manufacturing . ........ . ................. .. ...... 48
Music Programming . ............................. 50
International News .. .. .................. . . ... . . .. 59
Critic's Corner . ......... .. ........ . ...... . ....... 65
Technical Topics ... .. ..... .. ............ . ........ 88
New Products . . ... ............................... 76
Classified . ....................................... 79
News Briefs . ..... . ... . .................... . ...... 82
Cover Credit:
The special appeal of the coin-op games to the
w hite-collar set is the subject of Mars Walker's cover
illustration
European office: PLAY METER Pro-
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