Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1995-May - Vol 17 Issue 3

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May 1995
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TECH FEST GETS MIXED REvtEWS
Michael McGougan
Winyah Amusements
Georgetown, South Carolina
' SUBJECT
The first ever "Tech Fest" was held
at this year's Spring trade show in
Reno, Nevada.
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hat to me could be helpful to
newbies in the industry, but they
should have said it was a
beginner's fest!
REVIEW
As far as I'm concerned Tech Fest
was a bust. It was geared to the
novice game technician, not the
street-smart technicians like most
of us are. Heck, I was cleaning
Mars Bill Acceptors 10 years
ago!!! I really was disappointed in
the Tech Fest because I looked for-
ward to it as the number one at-
traction of the show. What is old
OVERALL
Overall, it was ok -just not what I
expected from the hoopla and
advertisements. I'm not putting
down Randy Fromm either, he
does a lot for the industry, but his
presentation was elementary.
Even so, I did learn something
from him, how to use a light bulb
for a fuse!
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