Atari Coin Connection
Issue: Vol 1 Num 12 - 1977 November - Page 2
AMOA
ATARI'S BEST FOR
BEST WESTERN
continued
Atarians were on hand to greet customers at the
booth.
Representatives from the Best Western
International were introduced to Starship
1 ™, Tin1e 2000™ an d Super Bug in
Atari's booth at their trade show in New
Orleans. Don Osborne, Western Regional
Sales Manager, said, "The convention
attendees were extren1ely enthus iastic
about tl1e concept of games in tl1eir
hotels and n1otels as a profit center." He
mentioned that there were 1nany inter-
national representatives wl10 were
impressed with the potentia ls of gan1es in
their 1narket.
" It was surprising to meet so n1any
people from Best Western who had no
previous experience with games in tl1eir
hotels and motels," Don noted. "This
underscores the fact tl1at this is still a
wide open market for the coin-op gan1e
industry."
•
2 Gan1e Module attracts interest at AJ\tlOA.
Dave Tucker, Gusto mer Service, explains
technical aspects of Atari pinballs to Operators.
ATARI'S MAGIC
"Fantastic!" "How did he do it?"
"Amazing!" " l don't bel ieve he did
that!" These are just a few of the
con1n1ents at the Atari bootl1 and cocktail
party during the AMOA sl1ow. These
people were referring to car ds vanishing
into thin air or goin g through tables,
le1no ns appearing fro1n nowhere, and
more . It was Atari's "Master of Magic",
Irv Weiner, or "Mr Fingers" as !1e is
professionally known, entertaining Atari's
customers between ga1nes.
Everyone was delighted by !1is n1agical
art. Card tricks, sleight of hand, ro pe
tricks and min d reacting are among his
repertoire . Mr. Fingers' magic is beyond
belief. It is certain that Atari's honorary
"Master of Magic" was one of the
high lights of tl1e AMOA.
PLEASE NOTE
Tl1ere is a misprint - the Atari phone
number on the back of tl1e Sprint 2™
manual is incorrect.· Tl1e CORRECT
phone number is: 408 - 745- 2500 .
We are sorry for any inconvenience
caused by this.
TECHNICAL TIP
"Mr. Fingers" amazes all at the cocktail party.
,
,.
'AL ◄
The distributor's breakfast.
SOUND CIRCUITS USING
TOA 1004 AUDIO AMPLIFIERS
If you have no sound on your ga1ne,
tl1is may be caused by either a defectiv.e
TDA l 004 a1nplifier or tl1e 0.1 1nicro-
farad capacitor between Pin 7 and
ground.
If the 0.1 microfara d capacitor is
defective, it may develop excessive
leakage and will turn off tl1e an1plifier.
If you need to replace a defective TDA
1004 amplifier, double cl1eck the two I 8
volt power supply diodes to insure they
have not shorted. Failure to do so n1ay
cause da1nage to the new an1plifier.
Power Supply Trays
If your game develops either an
inoperative playing condition or A.C.
hum bars appear across the TV screen,
first check the 26,000 microfarad
capacitor on tl1e power supply tray . If
you have a U.S.!. capacitor (identified by
a tin colored cover), replace with a
Mallory capacitor (identified by a blue
cover) . Distribu tors will be sl1ipped
Mallory replacen1ents fo r the defective
U.S.I . capacitors at no charge.
ATARI'S BEST FOR
BEST WESTERN
continued
Atarians were on hand to greet customers at the
booth.
Representatives from the Best Western
International were introduced to Starship
1 ™, Tin1e 2000™ an d Super Bug in
Atari's booth at their trade show in New
Orleans. Don Osborne, Western Regional
Sales Manager, said, "The convention
attendees were extren1ely enthus iastic
about tl1e concept of games in tl1eir
hotels and n1otels as a profit center." He
mentioned that there were 1nany inter-
national representatives wl10 were
impressed with the potentia ls of gan1es in
their 1narket.
" It was surprising to meet so n1any
people from Best Western who had no
previous experience with games in tl1eir
hotels and motels," Don noted. "This
underscores the fact tl1at this is still a
wide open market for the coin-op gan1e
industry."
•
2 Gan1e Module attracts interest at AJ\tlOA.
Dave Tucker, Gusto mer Service, explains
technical aspects of Atari pinballs to Operators.
ATARI'S MAGIC
"Fantastic!" "How did he do it?"
"Amazing!" " l don't bel ieve he did
that!" These are just a few of the
con1n1ents at the Atari bootl1 and cocktail
party during the AMOA sl1ow. These
people were referring to car ds vanishing
into thin air or goin g through tables,
le1no ns appearing fro1n nowhere, and
more . It was Atari's "Master of Magic",
Irv Weiner, or "Mr Fingers" as !1e is
professionally known, entertaining Atari's
customers between ga1nes.
Everyone was delighted by !1is n1agical
art. Card tricks, sleight of hand, ro pe
tricks and min d reacting are among his
repertoire . Mr. Fingers' magic is beyond
belief. It is certain that Atari's honorary
"Master of Magic" was one of the
high lights of tl1e AMOA.
PLEASE NOTE
Tl1ere is a misprint - the Atari phone
number on the back of tl1e Sprint 2™
manual is incorrect.· Tl1e CORRECT
phone number is: 408 - 745- 2500 .
We are sorry for any inconvenience
caused by this.
TECHNICAL TIP
"Mr. Fingers" amazes all at the cocktail party.
,
,.
'AL ◄
The distributor's breakfast.
SOUND CIRCUITS USING
TOA 1004 AUDIO AMPLIFIERS
If you have no sound on your ga1ne,
tl1is may be caused by either a defectiv.e
TDA l 004 a1nplifier or tl1e 0.1 1nicro-
farad capacitor between Pin 7 and
ground.
If the 0.1 microfara d capacitor is
defective, it may develop excessive
leakage and will turn off tl1e an1plifier.
If you need to replace a defective TDA
1004 amplifier, double cl1eck the two I 8
volt power supply diodes to insure they
have not shorted. Failure to do so n1ay
cause da1nage to the new an1plifier.
Power Supply Trays
If your game develops either an
inoperative playing condition or A.C.
hum bars appear across the TV screen,
first check the 26,000 microfarad
capacitor on tl1e power supply tray . If
you have a U.S.!. capacitor (identified by
a tin colored cover), replace with a
Mallory capacitor (identified by a blue
cover) . Distribu tors will be sl1ipped
Mallory replacen1ents fo r the defective
U.S.I . capacitors at no charge.
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