VOLUME 8, ~~UMBER 6/ MARCH 15, 1982
Publisher and Editor:
Ralplil C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
Associate Editor:
Mike Shaw
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Cognevich
Art Director:
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager :
Renee ' C. Pi erso n
Typographer:
Jo Ann Anthony
Technical Writers:
Randy Fromm
Frank Seninsky
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Patrick Matthews
Mary Claire Blakeman
Charles C. Ross
Mike Bu cki
Paul Thiele
Di ck Welu
Tony Bado
joe Moran
Michael Mendelsohn
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Advertising Manager:
David Pierson
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER, March 15 , 1982.
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AOE Semina rs Preview
In the ((c lose encounters" of Amusement Operators '
Expo 1982, a packed series of industry seminars will air
operating ideas for the Eighties, provide a large
component of technical workshops-and in the
kickoff session of the AOE in Chicago, allow a forum
for direct quest ioning of major coin-op manufa c-
turers' representatives on the podium . Here's our
report on the seminars menu.
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Video Pi racy Under Attack
Major U.S. manufacturers are taking a harder and
harder stance against the pirates of creativity, but
operators over the country are still left wondering,
"Where do I stand in the video copyright affair?"
Associate Editor Mike Shaw files a report on
developments from both sides of the wide question.
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England's Video Game Decline
From the venue of the ATE, Editorial Director David
Pierson analyzes the dip in pure amusement games '
fortunes in the United Kingdom. Does the trend there
spell a forecast of the U.S. operators ' future? The
answer lies in how coin-op has expanded in Britain ,
where, and how fast.
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Talking to the Revolutionaries
Interchangeable games have been hailed by some as
'revolutionary'-but these have yet not taken off like
a Fourth of July rocket , exactly. Our report from the
marketers of convertible systems explains some of the
misconceptions that may be slowing a very
worthwhile games alternative for the operator.
Up Front
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Mailbox
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Equipment Poll
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News
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Music Programming
53
Coin of Vantage
54
Critic's Corner
57
New Products
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Classified Advertising
ABOUT THE COVER: Photograph of flying saucers visiting a city street
was created by Michael Sullivan. There have been 21 different images
produced as blank greeting cards and posters. For a catalog and order
information, write to Northern Exposure, G.P.O. 216, New York City
10116. Copyright 1981. Other art by Sullivan in this iss u e appear on page
20 and 21.
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