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ETER PLA M ONT HLY PUB LI CATION OF THE COIN - OPERA T ED ENTERTAINMENT I NDUSTRY MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE COIN-OPERATED ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY VOL. 15, NO. 4 CONTENTS CONTENTS VOL. 15, NO. 4 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 30 30 ACME ACME HOOPS Special Section Special Section HOT! A total of 4,633 attendees made it to Athe total of 4,633Coin attendees made it to American Machine the American Coin Machine Exposition (ACME), held this Exposition (ACME), held Far this and February in Reno , Nev. February in Reno, Nev. Far terms of away the hit of the show in and away theLeland's hit of theSuper showOff in Road, terms of video, was video, Super Off Road, of other new was joinedLeland's by a string joined by pins a string of other equipment, new videos, , redemption videos, pins, redemption equipment, basketball and golf games. Seminars basketball golf games. Seminars drew big and crowds, especially in the drew big crowds, especially theall business and technical end. in See business and technical end. See all in photos and copy in this special insection. photos and copy in this special section. 9 6 96 Computerized Computerized Route Management Route Management It's the big boogaboo for the It's the bigcrowd: boogaboo forathe over-30 having computer over-30 crowd: a computer come live and having work with you. This come live and work with This if you article will convince you,you. article convince you don't will already know,you, that if route don't already know, that management systems canroute be a great management systems can be a great boon to operators. boon to operators. 69 Tracking a day Tracking a day thelife life ininthe of a routeman of a routeman APRIL , 1989 APRIL, 1989 NEWS BULLETIN NEWS BULLETIN STAFF 3 STAFF 4 FROM THE EDITOR FROM THE EDITOR LETTERS 8 LETTERS UP FRONT UP FRONT NEWS NEWS You' ve lived it and now we have You've it andday now too. Anlived average in we the have life of of the in day average An too. two routemen is chronicledlife from two routemen is chronicled from start to finish as they take the grief start finish as and theythe takesmiles the grief fromto locations too . In from locations and the smiles too. In this case, the smiles come from the smiles come the collection case, this at afrom newthe CD first week's first week's collection at a new CD jukebox. jukebox. 4 8 10 10 12 12 16 16 62 CHARITY BANQUET CHARITY BANQUET 62 64 NEWS FEATURE NEWS FEATURE 64 66, 68 PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS 66, 68 70 ACME SEMINARS 70 ACME SEMINARS COMPANY PROFILE 78 78 COMPANY PROFILE FEATURE: COIN HANDLING 80 80 FEATURE: COIN HANDLING 86 COINMAN COINMAN 86 ASK THE OPERATOR 95 ASK THE OPERATOR 95 100 FEATURE: MORE COMPUTERS 100 OVERSEAS NEWS OVERSEAS NEWS TOURNAMENT /LEAGUE NEWS 107 TECHNICAL TOPICS TECHNICAL TOPICS TAX TIPS 116 TAX TIPS 124 TEN YEARS AGO TEN YEARS AGO MERCHANDISE MARKET MERCHANDISE MARKET NEW PRODUCTS NEW PRODUCTS TRADE ACCESSORIES TRADE ACCESSORIES MUSIC CHARTS MUSIC CHARTS CLASSIFIED 126 CALENDAR CALENDAR THE LAST WORD THE LAST WORD 151 FEATURE: MORE COMPUTERS TOURNAMENT/LEAGUE NEWS CLASSIFIED 104 104 3 107 113 113 116 124 126 129 129 130 130 134 134 136 136 137 137 151 152 152 Cover: Gordon and Jeff Smart have an enviable task , scooping up all that enviable task, the scooping up of all their that money from cashbox of their cashbox the from money popular basketball game, Shoot to Win! Win!, to hoop game,orShoot basketball popular II. Available in single double II.theAvailable in single or double hoop, game joins the Smart lineup that the game joins Smartcranes lineupand that Cleanthe Sweep includes includes Clean Sweep cranes and Diamond Mine rotaries . Cover: Gordon and Jeff Smart have an Diamond Mine rotaries.