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Twice a Month Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
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Volume 12. Number 1/January 15. 1986
FEATURES
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COCOT Industry faces confusing patchwork . . . 10
The private pay-phone industry remains unsettled by complicated regula-
tions that vary from state to state, the uncertain role of Bell operating com-
panies. and the emergence of dozens of pay-phone manufacturers and
distributors. most of which probably will not be around by 1987.
Colnman Interview: Dick George . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
One of a group of Ohio operators who have formed a new company to
operate pay phones, Dick George has spent more than 1 5 months
researching the pay-phone business. Though well aware of the pitfalls
awaiting those getting into the business. he sees opportunity for operators
who have established customer bases and do their homework.
3-D technology on horizon ......... ......... 22
Networks of video games in which several players see the same ultra-
realistic three-dimensional action from their own perspectives may be pos-
sible using a 3-D imaging system developed by a Canadian firm. Several
manufacturers are interested in the system. and the first game using it could
appear at this fall's AMOA show.
DEPARTMENTS
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Letters to the Editor
Up Front
News
Equipment Poll
Managemen t
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31
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35
Tax Tips
Frank's Cranks
New Products
Aids to the Trade
Classified
Cover: This issue's cover was provided by Williams Electronics.
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