Play Meter
Issue: 1977 December - Vol 3 Num 23 - Page 9
Capital sins
The three unpardonable sins
for coin-operators:
(1) Buying new equipment to
impress locations. They soon will
demand it.
(2) Buying new equipment to
compete with chiselers (We seem to
attract and breed these in our
business) ,
(3) Borrowing money to com-
plete the above projects.
Vending Discount Company
Grand Island, Nebraska
••••••••••••••
Keep up humor
Really enjoyed the "Answer
Man" article in PLAY METER
(October, page 52). It adds humor
to sometimes bad experiences.
Tell Dick Welu to keep up the
good work. Hope he will be a
regular in your publication.
Lila Zinter
Meadows Games
Sunnyvale, California
Worried Willie
Please forward the following
note to "Worried Willie" (PLAY
METER, October, page 53): We
have enough of Innovative Coin
Company's spare parts to keep
Willie's machines running for-
ever.
Bill Grossman
Bill Grossman & Associates
Incline Village, Nevada
Mistake?
In your November issue page
85, step eight in modification one
is the same as step eight in
modification two. Is t his an err or
in modification one since this
modification (one) does not have a
7450 I.C. in it?
Charles Rowland
Richmond, Virginia
[We have had many inquiries
about this. Step eight in modifi-
cation one as listed in the
November issue is in error. The
correct step-by-step procedure
for modification one appears in
the Technical Topics section of
this issue-Ed. Note].
Air Hockey
There really weren't any les-
sons to be learned from the Air
Hockey experience ("Whatever
Happened to Air Hockey?" ,
PLA Y METER October, page
22). We were dealing with a table
game which enjoyed tremendous
popularity for four or five years
and made a lot of money for
everybody involved. What else
can we expect?
The David Pierson article on
tournaments was very well done
and quite informative. The im-
portance of this kind of promotion
cannot be over-emphasized.
In praising Air Hockey's ag-
gressive characteristics, David
chose to contrast it to foosball.
Now I know a large segment of
our industry is turned off to
foosbaU, but surely it is not
because it does not appeal to t he
player's aggressive instincts.
How else does one explain t he
fact that this game has been
around for nearly a century?
Charles Jackter
J &M Enterprises
Colchester, Connecticut
PORTALE AuroMATlC SALES
proudly announces the grand opening oj its new
San Francisco offices and showrooms.
Tom Higdon, Mgr.
960 Howard St.
San Francisco, California 94103
(415) 543-4495
Representing:
Rock-Ola, Atari, Arne rico in , Exidy, Irving
Kaye, Meadows, Sega, Ramtek, Sunbird, United
Games, Zytronics, & Premier Soccer
Featuring a complete parts & Service Dept .
California 's largest distrib utor of coin-operated
e quipment - Parts & Supplies.
PLA Y METER, December, 1977
9
The three unpardonable sins
for coin-operators:
(1) Buying new equipment to
impress locations. They soon will
demand it.
(2) Buying new equipment to
compete with chiselers (We seem to
attract and breed these in our
business) ,
(3) Borrowing money to com-
plete the above projects.
Vending Discount Company
Grand Island, Nebraska
••••••••••••••
Keep up humor
Really enjoyed the "Answer
Man" article in PLAY METER
(October, page 52). It adds humor
to sometimes bad experiences.
Tell Dick Welu to keep up the
good work. Hope he will be a
regular in your publication.
Lila Zinter
Meadows Games
Sunnyvale, California
Worried Willie
Please forward the following
note to "Worried Willie" (PLAY
METER, October, page 53): We
have enough of Innovative Coin
Company's spare parts to keep
Willie's machines running for-
ever.
Bill Grossman
Bill Grossman & Associates
Incline Village, Nevada
Mistake?
In your November issue page
85, step eight in modification one
is the same as step eight in
modification two. Is t his an err or
in modification one since this
modification (one) does not have a
7450 I.C. in it?
Charles Rowland
Richmond, Virginia
[We have had many inquiries
about this. Step eight in modifi-
cation one as listed in the
November issue is in error. The
correct step-by-step procedure
for modification one appears in
the Technical Topics section of
this issue-Ed. Note].
Air Hockey
There really weren't any les-
sons to be learned from the Air
Hockey experience ("Whatever
Happened to Air Hockey?" ,
PLA Y METER October, page
22). We were dealing with a table
game which enjoyed tremendous
popularity for four or five years
and made a lot of money for
everybody involved. What else
can we expect?
The David Pierson article on
tournaments was very well done
and quite informative. The im-
portance of this kind of promotion
cannot be over-emphasized.
In praising Air Hockey's ag-
gressive characteristics, David
chose to contrast it to foosball.
Now I know a large segment of
our industry is turned off to
foosbaU, but surely it is not
because it does not appeal to t he
player's aggressive instincts.
How else does one explain t he
fact that this game has been
around for nearly a century?
Charles Jackter
J &M Enterprises
Colchester, Connecticut
PORTALE AuroMATlC SALES
proudly announces the grand opening oj its new
San Francisco offices and showrooms.
Tom Higdon, Mgr.
960 Howard St.
San Francisco, California 94103
(415) 543-4495
Representing:
Rock-Ola, Atari, Arne rico in , Exidy, Irving
Kaye, Meadows, Sega, Ramtek, Sunbird, United
Games, Zytronics, & Premier Soccer
Featuring a complete parts & Service Dept .
California 's largest distrib utor of coin-operated
e quipment - Parts & Supplies.
PLA Y METER, December, 1977
9
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