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Vol. 7, No. 14
August 1, 1981
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Staff
Publisher and Editor:
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Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
Administrative Assistant :
Valerie Cognevich
Art Director
Katey Schwark
Dirculation Manager:
Renee' C. Pierson
Coin man Interview: Randy Fromm . . . . . : .. . . .. ..... 12
Technical instructor and writer Randy Fromm offers
his observations on what training is needed by the
service personnel in today's coin mach ine operation .
He also proposes an innovative approach to provid-
ing the trai ning for today's electronic needs in this
business. So it is that Play Meter's own technical
writer is th is issue's Coinman.
Technical Writers:
Rand y Fromm
Zac Oliver
Frank Seninsky
Correspondents:
Patrick Matthews
Roger C. Sharpe
Dick Welu
Irving Blackman
Mary Claire Blakeman
Steven Craig
Charles C. Ross
Jane Peterson
Marion Cutler
Class ifie d" Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Typographer:
Sharon McCall .
Advertising Manager:
David Pierson
'I Had A Dream Today' ... ......... . ..... .. . . .. .. .. 39
And what a dream: Art Seglin writes of an ideal
world where replacement of key trained servicemen
is easy. His allegory offers insight from experience
on what it would take to make it easier to staff .t.he
service department.
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The Arcade School ..... .. . .. ..... .... ..... . . . . . ... 42
Inaugurating a new feature of this magazine, Randy
Fromm details an important component servicing
procedu re in th is f irst of a two- part articl~ to be con-
cluded next issue.
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER, August 1, 1981.
Volume 7, No.14. Copyright 1981 by
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METER (ISSN 0162-1343) is pub-
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Desold~ring
Components . .. ..... ... .......... . .. . 45
This procedure is explored in depth by AI Rosenthal
-with special attention to printed circuit boards
used in coin-op amusement games.
Up Front . .. ....... . . . ... .. .. . .. . . ... ....... . .... _. 6
Letters to the Editor . . .. : . . ..... .... ........ ... .... 11
News .. . ..... . . .. .. . . ..... . .......... . ...... . . 22-34
Equipment Poll . ..... . ......... . . ... .. , . . . . .. ... .. 37
Music Programming . .. . .. ..... .. ... ... .. .. .... .. . .40
Great Ideas ... . . .. . . .. . ....... . . . ... . ..... . ...... . 44
Frank's Cranks ... . .. ... . .. • ... .. . . . . . . .... .. .. .. . .48
Technical Topics . . . .... . .. .... .. . . . ... ... . . . .. .... 52
Critic's Corner ... . ... ... . . . .... ... .... ... . .. ...... 57
New Products . . . ...... . . .... .. .. . ... . . . .. . . . . , ... 60
Classified Advertising ... .. .. . ... ... . . ... .... .. : . . . 62
~ews Briefs . . ......... .. ... . . . .. .. .. . .... .. .... .. 68
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PLAY METER, AUgust 1, 1981