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Advertising Manager:
David Pierson
Illustrator :
Bob Giuffria
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FEATURES
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Oh ioa ns Di scuss t h e Issues
The OMAA has been in the forefront of nearly every
vital industry issue. David Pierson attended the eighth
annual OMAA show and reports on the exposition .
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C-Store Market Grows
George Korzeniowski discusses how to get C-Store
owners interested in having video games .
Korzeniowski says profit, serv ice, and image are
factors in the owners ' decisions.
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Move for Quality
Gremlin recently moved into its new 125,000-square-
foot complex in the Rancho Bernardo Technology
Park near San Diego, California.
Inside Wico
Randy Fromm visited Wico-the amusement
industry ' s major supplier of replacement parts-and
tells us about the company ' s background and its work
flow.
H eads You W i n!
Having problems with your coin system? Burt Weiss
tells you how to get some mileage from your
complaints .
DEPARTMENTS
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Up Front
7
Letters to the Editor
12
Equipment Poll
15
News Beat
67
Technical Topics
71
Frank's Cra n ks
76
Critic's Co rn er
81
New Products
83
Aids to t h e Trade
84
Classified
98
Last Wo rd
Co ver Credit: A pilot's rare view of the Zaxxon battlefi eld illu strat es th e
d il emma o f the video game s themselves. Thank s ro Sega/C remlin for rh e
artwork .
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