Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1995-November - Vol 17 Issue 9

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reo in its New racing game slated
to premier in Tokyo within this
year.
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or in a particular spot within the
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night Run players will have the au-
ral sensation of being right in the
middle of all the action.
Spatializer technology is compat-
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phonic or stereo signals.
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LAZER-TRON
DYNAMO
RIBBIT RAc1N
AIR HOCKEY
tJ11EAT
WE$TE11N
NEW BUBBLES
PLAYFIELD COSTS
TIJAJJJND PDST
Victoria A. Krenz
Manufacturing Engineering Mgr
Lazer-Tron Corp.
Pleasanton, California
SUBJECT
WICO, our button supplier re-
designed the frog bubbles. The
new bubbles are made from in-
jected molded polycarbonate.
Evan Wessel
Mercury Amusement Co.
Havertown, Pennsylvania
No GAME
We are unable to trade our 4 year
old Dynamo Air Hockey table for
a new one because of an unfor-
tunate Dynamo decision.
PRICING INCREASE
RESULT
The new process and material
have made the buttons virtually
indestructible. We tried breaking
them with a hammer and
couldn't.
ROWE TECHNICAL
SERVICES: NEW
NUMBERS
Rowe Tech Support
Rowe International
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Effective September 1, 1995, all
technical service calls (Vending,
Music, Changers, Bill Acceptors)
will be handled in Grand Rap-
ids, Michigan.
Toll Free: 800-669-7693
Direct Dial: 616-246-0471
FAX:
616-243-9006
We all know how easily these
playfields chip and dent, not to
mention warping from drinks
spilling on them. Unfortunately,
Dynamo has decided to dramati-
cally increase the price of re-
placement playfields.
No OPI10N
Our playfield is beyond patching
and should be replaced. We con-
sidered trading it in for a new
Dynamo Air Hockey table, but the
distributors will not take it. It's
because it is now too expensive
for them, or us, to replace the top.
EVERYONE LOSES
That leaves us with zero trade-in
ability and without a new table.
This pricing policy will certainly
result in fewer trade-up sales for
Dynamo, and should be re-
thought.
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