Letters to
the edito
editor
the
r . • • •
ing the
the fact
fact that
that the
the vending
vending industry
industry
uprise? The
The reason
reason I I need
need the
the answer
answer ing
uprise?
will,
in
my
opinion,
end
up
with 40
40
to
this
question
is
that
I'm
thinking
of
to this question is that I'm thinking of will, in my opinion, end up with
percent
of
the
private
market,
inter-
street
arcade.
opening
a
percent
of
the
private
market,
inter-
opening a street arcade.
connect companies
companies will
will end
end up
up with
with
Guy Lontrato
Lontrato connect
Guy
another
40
percent
of
the
private
mar-
Schenectady,
N
.Y.
Schenectady, N.Y. another 40 percent of the private mar-
and the
the remainder
remainder will
will be
be divided
divided
ket, and
ket,
among
other
players
in
the
private
[Editor's
note:
In
general
the
arcade
among
other
players
in
the
private
[Editor's note: In general the arcade
arena. The
The article
article made
made reference
reference to
to
business has
has improved
improved in
in the
the past
past year
year arena.
business
the
BOCs
retaining
only
a
20-percent
so along
along with
with the
the rest
rest of
of the
the coin-
coin- the BOCs retaining only a 20-percent
or so
or
share. In
In all
all honesty,
honesty, the
the BOCs
BOCs will
will
op amusement
amusement business.
business. But
But national
national share.
op
retain
a
monopoly
on
the
pay-phone
trends
cannot
predict
the
success
or
retain
a
monopoly
on
the
pay-phone
trends cannot predict the success or
market for
for many
many years
years to
to come.
come.
failure of
of a
a single
single location;
location; local
local condi-
condi- market
failure
The
error
is
an
honest
mistake,
tions including
including market
market size,
size, competi-
competi-
The error is an honest mistake,
tions
although
a
correction
would
be most
most
of
the
proposed
arcade,
tion,
location
tion, location of the proposed arcade, although a correction would be
appreciated.
the
economic
health
of
the
community,
appreciated.
the economic health of the community,
Marc H.
H. Ostrofsky
Ostrofsky
and other
other such
such factors
factors are
are much
much more
more
Marc
and
editor/
publisher
important considerations.]
considerations.]
editor/publisher
important
PayPhone Magazine
Magazine
PayPhone
Houston, Texas
Texas
Houston,
P.S. We
We have
have changed
changed the
the name
name of
of
Needs Seeburg parts P.S.
our
publication
from
Private
Pay-
our publication from Private Pay-
read with
with interest
interest your
your article
article on
on Phone
Phone News
News to
to PayPhone
PayPhone Magazine.
Magazine .
I I read
the Seeburg
Seeburg Corporation
Corporation in
in the
the
the
December 15
15 issue.
issue. Having
Having just
just [Editor's
note: As
As Mr.
Mr. Ostrofsky
Ostrofsky
[Editor's note:
December
bought
a
Seeburg
Stereo
Phongraph
explains,
the
private
market
that
bought a Seeburg Stereo Phongraph explains, the private market is is that
Model ST.D3
ST.03 that
that is
is missing
missing a a few
few part
part of
of the
the pay-phone
pay-phone market
market not
not held
held
Model
parts, gloss
gloss panels,
panels, etc.,
etc., I I would
would be
be by
by Bell
Bell operating
operating companies
companies (BOCs)
(BOCs)
parts,
most grateful
grateful if if you
you could
could supply
supply me
me formed
formed with
with the
the 1984
1984 divestiture
divestiture of
of
most
an
address
for
the
newly
founded
with
AT&T.
His
forecast
was
of
shares
of
with an address for the newly founded AT&T. His forecast was of shares of
Seeburg and
and perhaps
perhaps who
who I I need
need to
to the
the private
private market
market only,
only, not
not the
the total
total
Seeburg
contact for
for my
my much
much needed
needed spares.
spares. pay-phone
pay-phone market.
market. Play
Play Meter
Meter regrets
regrets
contact
Kenneth Lingham
Lingham the
the error.]
error.]
Kenneth
Langley, British
British Columbia
Columbia
Langley,
Needs Seeburg parts
Requests from
from
Requests
South Africa
Africa
South
Kindly assist
assist by
by advising
advising which
which
Kindly
computer programm
programmers
have soft-
soft-
ers have
computer
ware
programs
for
amusement
ware programs for amusement- -
operators . In
In your
your estima-
estima-
machine operators.
machine
tion , which
which is
is the
the best
best one?
one?
tion,
read with
with interest
interest your
your article
article on
on
I I read
page
37
of
the
May
1
issue
of
Play
page 37 of the May 1 issue of Play
Meter about
about The
The Drink
Drink Factory
Factory by
by
Meter
me have
have
Magic Electronics.
Electronics. Kindly
Kindly let
let me
Magic
their address.
address.
their
l.L. Kerbel
Kerbel
I.L.
S.A. Amusements
Amusements &
& Vending
Vending
S.A.
Johannesburg, South
South Africa
Africa
Johannesburg,
[Editor's note:
note: Numerous
Numerous suppliers
suppliers of
of
[Editor's
business and
route-management soft-
soft-
business
and route-management
ware are
listed in
in the
the April
April 1 1 Play
Play
ware
are listed
Meter directory
directory issue.
issue. As
As beauty
beauty is
is in
in
Meter
the eye
eye of
of the
the beholder,
beholder, so
so are
are the
the
the
merits of
of computer
computer software
software depen-
depen -
merits
dent on
on the
the user
user and
and his
his specific
specific
dent
requirements. As
As for
for The
The Drink
Drink Fac-
Fac-
requirements.
tory,
it
is
manufactured
in
the
UK.
by
tory, it is manufactured in the U.K. by
Video Fruit
Fruit Services,
Services, Ltd.,
Ltd., Unit
41 ,
Video
Unit 41,
Portmanmoor Road
Road Industrial
Industrial Estate,
Estate,
Portmanmoor
Cardiff CF2
CF2 2HB,
2HB, Wales,
Wales , U.K
UK. .; ; tele-
tele-
Cardiff
phone
0222/
489500.
The
game
is
dis-
phone 0222/489500. The game is dis-
tributed in
in the
the U.S.
U.S. by
by Magic
Magic Elec-
Elec-
tributed
tronics, Inc.,
Inc ., P.O.
P. 0 . Box
Box 19428,
19428,
tronics,
Cranston , RI
RI 02908;
02908; telephone
telephone (401)
(401)
Cranston,
331 -2810.]
331-2810.]
Seeking arcade
arcade
Seeking
advice
Thank you
you for
for the
the sample
sample copy.
copy. I I
Thank
find you
you qualified
qualified enough
enough to
to answer
answer
find
this very
very important
Is the
this
important question
question: : Is
the
arcade business
business on
on a a decline
decline or
or an
arcade
an
PLAY METER,
METER, June
June 15,
15, 1986
1986
PLAY
[Editor's note:
note: Seeburg's
Seeburg's address
address
Something on
on your
your mind
mind you
you want
want
[Editor's
Something
and telephone
telephone number
number are
are 1105
1105 West-
West- to
to vent?
vent? Got
Got a a gripe?
gripe? Full
Full of
of praise?
praise?
and
wood Ave.,
Ave. , Addison,
Addison, IL
IL 60101,
60101, 1-800/
1-800/ Have
Have a a question?
question? If
If you
you have
have
wood
553-0933 or
or (312)
(312) 543-1270.
543-1270. The
The com-
com-
comments on
on the
the coin
coin operated
operated
553-0933
comments
entertainment industry,
industry, write
write to
to Play
Play
pany's parts
parts manager
manager is
is Joyce
Joyce Rosen-
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pany's
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