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FEATURES
Pinball Lives!
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IS a fun MO!\ about a pinball lo\cr\
nostalgic rccollect1ons of his pJ\s1on for the
ganw of pinball hack in the (l(h. \nyone who
1s a dnott'd pinhaller will he sm1hng \\ith
memories after reading this article.
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AIDS is a serious suhjl'Ct <>1wrators are
discovering that condoms and condom
dispensers arc more in demand than ever before
as pcopll· seek to arn1d this dead!~ dis<':t.\C
Peter Gurko gives a brief h1ston of condoms
\ and ad\·ises oper:ttors entering this market. But
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J.~)e,c·n this serious suhit•ct has a humorous side
~as you will discover in David Pierson's article.
l'rogr:tmm1ng Condom \lachuws. \net as an
added bonus. \\e have compiled a hst. complete
with pictures. of the latcsl condom machines
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Tax Tips
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Operators have let us kncm that one of till' most
valuable columns " Tax Tips \\c• hav(' hstC'ned
to them and in th1' issue have l'\panded our
ta.\ tips CO\'erage 10 include everything you ever
wanlt'd to know about taxes lwfore the mosl
dre:tded of all days rolb around··Apnl 1 'i'
On 1he rover· t\.\ we prepare· IO a1wnd 1he .)8th
•ll111Ual \\10\ shim in Chicago. it\ time for the
coin op indust!\ to peek 111111 1lw future• new
tc•thnoloh') ('\Citing game'. 11nag111a11ons running
\\ild 11\ all at our fingt:rllps
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