Atari Coin Connection

TECHNICAL TIP
CROSSWORD CONTEST ANSWERS
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MIDDLE EARTH™
Symptom: The flipper vibrates or chat-
ters when the button is
held in.
Solution: This may be caused by the
fine wire on the flipper coil
breaking.
After re-
soldering the wire, use a
small amount of silicone
seal or tape to support this
wire to alleviate this type of
failure due to vibration. (If
this wire is not broken,
check the adjustment on
the end of stroke switch.)
Also:
To extend the life of the end
of stroke switch on the flip -
per coils, add a .1
microfarad, lOOV disc cap
across the common (c) and
normally closed (n .c. )
switch contacts to reduce
contact wear.
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TELETHON HELP
WITH PINBALL
The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon
to fight muscular dystrophy received
additional donations from several fund
raising pinball events. Herb Francis of
Brunswick organized a pinball competi-
tion and special game area for the
Telethon in New England. Don White of
Brunswick and Blair Norris of Brady
Distributing coordinated a raffle and
game play for fund raising in North
Carolina. The combined efforts of these
two charity events raised over $4,000 to
help fight muscular dystrophy.
A New England pinball tournament
initiated the fund raising effort. 13
Brunswick Recreation Centers and 6
Dream Machine game centers held local
contests to select the 57 qualifiers for
the Telethon playoff. The entrance fees
were all donated to the M. D. fund. The
playoff held at the Telethon telecast
center, Warwick Mall, Warwick, RI, in-
cluded competition on Atari's Middle
Earth™ game. Mark Provost of Port-
smouth, NH, was declared champion.
Atari donated prizes for all the finalists.
Rowe International, Dedham, donated
the top prize of a pinball game. At the
same time, games were available for
public play and the collections donated
to the Telethon.
In North Carolina, a similar special
game center was set up at Eastland Mall
in Charlotte for the Telethon. Brady
Distributing also donated a pinball
game to be raffled off for added funds to
the charity.
Both of these events received televi-
sion coverage and are excellent public
relations efforts. Herb Francis com-
mented, "It was a rewarding ex-
perience to organize this event for a
worthwhile cause like muscular
dystrophy." He is making plans to
coordinate a bigger event for next
year's Telethon. "We hope to make
significantly more next year,'' he
noted.
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Editor
WELCOME THE NEWEST
ATARIAN
CONTEST WINNERS
First Prize of an Atari Home Video
Computer System goes to Andrew
Cooper, Regional Manager and Western
Service Manager for Nickels and Dimes
in Houston, Texas.
Jim Goodsell from Melbourne ,
Australia, California Enterprises Pty.
Ltd., won second prize of an Atari Video
Pinball home game.
There were six third place winners
with correct answers. Each of the
following people will receive an Atari
windbreaker:
Brent Nolan Bushnell joined the
Atari family on September 5th. Nolan
and Nancy were thrilled to announce
the arrival of their son. Brent is a
l1ealthy 8 pounds 8 ounces and 20''
tall. Nolan's pride was evident as he
celebrated with handouts of tradi-
tional cigars and candy around the of-
fice. ''I've got great plans for my son,''
he proclaimed. It is certain that Brent
will spend his youth as an Atari game
champ!
Nyle Taylor, Gizmos
Omaha, Nebraska
Walter Hoffman, The Game Room,
Montrose, California
Winfield Scott, Edax Amusement,
Phoenix, Arizona
Normand Leclerc, Rowe International
Dorval, Quebec
Joe McCarthy, M & M Distributing,
St. Louis, Missouri
Mike Bodien, R B Vending,
San Diego, California
There were many other entrants who
will receive third and fourth place
prizes of Atari belt buckles and pens.
Thank you all for participating in
this contest. We received many nice
notes suggesting that we have similar
puzzles and contests in the future.
Because of the response to this contest
we will plan another one soon.