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Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager:
Ren ee' C. Pierson
Typographer:
joAnn Anthony
Graphics :
Jeanne Woods
Technical Writers:
Randy Fromm
Frank Seninsky
Correspondents :
Rog er C. Sharpe
Mary Claire Blak e man
Charles C. Ross
Mike Bucki
Paul Thiele
Bill Kurtz
Dick Welu
Tony Bado
Michael Mendelsohn
Bill Brohaugh
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Advertising Manager :
David Pierson
Illustrator:
Bob Giuffria
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
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FEATURES
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Home Sweet Home
Roger Sharpe visited the Consumer Electronics show
in Ch icago and gives us his observation on the show
and how it affects the coin-op indu st ry.
Software Survival Kit
H ere's everyt hin g you ever wanted to know about the
sophistica t ed world of softw are but were afraid to ask.
Mike Shaw he lps you understand the comp ut er world
and also gives you a handy spec sheet on several
software syste m s.
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Pac-Man Syndrome
Randy Fromm cou ldn 't miss him at the World's Fair.
H e was everyw here! Who? Pac-Man, of co urse.
H ere 's an amu si ng st o ry witr. many pictures of Pac-
Man himself.
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Stars at the Fair
Video games ar e so m e of the biggest entertainers at
the World's Fair , and Video Expo runs the five game
rooms o n the Fair r;rounds. Mike Shaw tells us about
the people behind the game room ope ration. On
page 54, h e also writes of the wor ld 's largest game
room in Knoxville, Te nn.
~EPARTMENTS
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Equipment Poll
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Up Front
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Letters to the Editor
14
Puzzle Answers
19
News
61
Critic's Corner
73
Frank ' s Cranks
75
Our 'Cades
76
Tax Tips
77
Technical Topics
79
New Products
80
Aids o the Trade
82
Class ified
96
Last Word
Cover Credit: " Th e 1982 World' s Fair Official Guidebook"
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