Letters to
the editor • • •
surface.
(A tip from: Joe C ampofelice,
Electronic Games & Hobbies, Ft.
W ashington, Maryland.)
Gerald G oude au
Gerald's Amusement Machines
Lafayette, Louis iana
Off the top
It's time if you haven't alread y, to
s tart taking $10 or $15 off the to p of
every mac hine collection per week
(to compensate fo r gas, lice nse,
parts, and your time) o r get a better
slice of the collectio n (like 65-35) .
And the quicker you do this, the
longer you're going to last.
AI G orman
T he AI Gorma n Compa n y
Test of time
Wants program
I would like to set my operating
business up with a computer, but I
need a computer program to do it.
Could you please give me the
name and address of the company
that sells computer programs for the
vending trade. Thank you.
Thomas Gallagher
East Brunswick, New Jersey
[Ed. Note: Firms of whtch we have
know/edge of having computer
programs specifically for the coin-op
trade are:
CAME Software Inc., Su ite D -6,
5200 W. Newberry Road, Gaines-
ville, FL 32607; 904/ 375-8580;
Innovative Management Consul-
tants, 2040 Lisa Lane, Fayetteville,
AR 72701; 512/ 428-7370; and
Validata, P.O. Box 4719, M ont-
gomery, AL 36104; 205/ 834-2324.
Operator gives t ip
The effects of players kicking the
base of a video games are all-too-
familiar to operators: a scuffed, less
attractive piece of equipment than
the shiny, bright mac hine when it
was new.
From one reade r comes his
solution to combat those scuffs to
the machine: A strip of plexiglass
about 18 inches high is cut to cover
the base of the machine where kids
tend to kick. Attached with about
eight wood screws, the cover keeps
the cabinet paint and grap hics visible
and new-looking-while the game is
getting heavy and enthusiastic play.
Also suggested is mylar to cover the
area where hands rest on the play
PLAY METER, Novem ber 1, 1981
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