VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2/JANUARY 15, 1982
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Cognevich
Art Director:
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager:
Renee' C. Pierson
Technical Writers:
Randy Fromm
Frank Seninsky
lac Oliver
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Patrick Matthews
Mike Shaw
Charles C. Ross
Mary Claire Blakeman
Mike Bucki
Dick Welu
Tony Bado
Bill Brohaugh
Marion Cutler
Roger Pearson
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Typographer:
JoAnn Anthony
Advertising Manager:
David Pierson
Illustrator:
Bob Giuffria
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER, January 15, 1982.
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The Twice Monthly Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
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FEATURES
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AMOA Show Coverage:
From Play Meter's staff coverage of the programs,
here are reports on the 1981 state associations
meeting by David Pierson (page 10) ; AMOA seminars
on arcade and route operating, Ray Tilley (page 12);
the economy of vehicles on the route, Valerie
Cognevich (page 14); and an overview of the seminar
program offered (page 20).
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The Games People Don't Play
Another in a series of reports on the growing problem
of rip-off games sellers, here is Mike Shaw's
investigative article revealing how new operators say
they got burned by fly-by-nighters.
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Coin of Vantage
If the title of this new Play Meter feature is foreign to
the reader, hopefully it will become more familiar as
we add this new technical / service writer to our list of
correspondents: Paul Thiele, introducing his column
in his issue.
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A Technical Look at the AMOA Show
Rounding out our coverage of Chicago, this article by
technical writer Zac Oliver examines the Expo with an
eye on reliability of the product and special attention
to the technical components on exhibit.
DEPARTMENTS
Volume 8, No.2. Copyright 1981 by
Skybird Publishing Company. Play
Meter (ISSN 0162-1343) is published
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International News
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The Idea Bank: Location Cost Analysis
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Frank's Cranks
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Music Programming
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Technical Topics
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Viewpoint on Video
82
Critic's Corner
84
New Products
88
Classified Advertising
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News Briefs
PLAY METER , January 15, 1982