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M O NTH LY P U BLI CA TI O N
O F TH E
COIN-O P ERATED
BTE
E N TE R TAINMENT INDUSTRY
MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE COIN-OPERATED ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
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13, NO.
No . 5 5
VOL.
FEATURES
FEATURES
The CD
CD Box:
Box: A
A
The
revolution, but
but
revolution,
for
how
long?
for how long?
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14
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The coin-op
coin-op amusement
amusement industry
industry is is just
just entering
entering
The
the compact disc revolution with the CD
the compact disc revolution with the CD
jukeboxes. Seeburg decided on a dedicated
jukeboxes.
Seeburg decided on a dedicated
CD-only
box and
and Rowe
Rowe opted
opted for
for a a combination
combination
CD-only box
unit, capable of playing CDs and 45s in one unit.
unit, capable of playing CDs and 45s in one unit.
one better
better than
than the
the other?
other? Read
Read about
about this
this
Is Is one
latest
technology
and
the
industry's
reaction
to
latest technology and the industry's reaction to it. it.
Following this
this story
story is is a a feature
feature on
on Claudia
Claudia Welker
Welker
Following
and
what
she
is
doing
to
help
operators
with
and what she is doing to help operators with
music
selection.
music selection.
Coinman
Coinman
Interview:
Interview:
Gene
and
Gene and
Tony Urso
Urso
Tony
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DEPARTMENTS
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NEWS
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PUYEIS' PICKS
PICKS
PLAYERS'
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Gene and
and his
his son
son Tony
Tony have
have the
the honor
honor of
of being
being
Gene
our
first
father/
son
coinman
interview.
Their
our first father/son coinman interview. Their
honest opinions
opinions give
give us us a a good
good idea
idea of of how
how
honest
operators
are
facing
the
decisions
about
CDs
and
operators are facing the decisions about CDs and
how
the
jukebox
portion
of
the
business
is
doing.
how the jukebox portion of the business is doing.
They don't
don't always
always agree,
agree, but
but that
that only
only makes
makes it it
They
more
interesting.
It
seems
only
natural
that two
two
more interesting. It seems only natural that
generations
should
have
varying
views.
generations should have varying views.
Cranes still
still
Cranes
going strong
strong
going
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MAY, 1987
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Shown on
on the
the cover
cover with
with NSM
NSM Galaxy
Galaxy 200,
200, that
that sounds
sounds
Shown
as good as it looks, are NSM's Ule Schul ze and Michael
as good as it looks, are NSM's Ule Schul ze and Michael
Senglemann. (See cover story on page 12.)
Senglemann. (See cover story on page 12.)
The ACME
ACME show,
show, as as expected,
expected, was
was a a showcase
showcase for
for
The
crane manufacturers and plush suppliers. Though
crane manufacturers and plush suppliers. Though
we expected
expected the
the number
number of of manufacturers
manufacturers to to drop
drop
we
after an initial surge, that hasn't happened yet
after an initial surge, that hasn't happened yet
evidenced by
by the
the number
number of
of companies
companies still
still
as as evidenced
offering the
the redemption
redemption equipment.
equipment. Here
Here is is a a
offering
wrap-up of equipment shown at ACME.
wrap-up
of equipment shown at ACME.
May 1987/PLAY
1987 / PLAY METER
METER 3 3
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