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Vol. 4, No. 23
December 15, 1978
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Staff
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally"
Manag ing Editor:
David Pierson
Only the Operators were Hotter than tha Game • . . .... 8
Beau Eurell
Managing Editor David Pierson reports on the emotional
climate at the recent A . M . O. A . Show, where
operators were still fuming over the most recent jukebox
copyright law decision.
Marketing & Research :
I nternational Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Robin Minnear
Game Doctor
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Zac Oliver
Tom Howarth
Gene Beley
DickWelu
Mary Claire Blakeman
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Mitchell
Typography:
Vickie Lofton
Circulation Manager:
Gloria Dering
Advertising Representative:
Ralph C. Lally"
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER, December 15, 1978.
Volume 4, No . 23 . Copyright 1978 by
Skybird Publising Company . PLAY
METER is published twice monthly
on the 1 st and 15th of the month .
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way, New Orleans, La . 70124, P. O.
Box 24170, New Orleans, La . 70184.
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PLAY METER Play. the Game • ... . ...... . ......... . 14
Editor and Publisher Ralph C. Lally" presents his annual
look at the new games that made their debut at the big
annual show in Chicago .
Phonograph Buyars' Guide . .. . ........... . ......... 39
A five-page special full-color presentation of the new
jukeboxes presented by the major phonograph man-
ufacturers.
A.M.O.A. Notebook . ............................. . 82
Dick Welu was taking his notes again at this year' s show;
and, as usual, his observations are worth reading.
From the Editor . . ... ... ... . ........ .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. 4
Mailbox . ... .. _ ... .. ...... .. . ......... .. ..... .... . .. 7
Operating . .. .. .. .... .. . . . . . . ...... ........... _ ... . 20
Coinman of the Month . . .. . . ... .. .. ... .. . .. ... . . .. . 24
Distributing . ... . .. ... .. . . .. ... . . ... . . ...... . . . _ .. . 28
Music Programming . ....... . ......... . .... ... . ... . 34
Technical Topics .... . ... _ . _ ..... _ ... . . .. .. . . ..... . 51
Manufacturing . . . ..... __ . . ..... . ... _ . .. _ ... . ... ... 54
Critic 's Corner . .. ... ... ... .. ... . . ..... _ . ... . ...... . 58
New Products . ... . . ...... .. . .. . . . .. . ....... _ ...... 66
International N ew s .. .. .. ... . ... .... ...... .. ...... . 70
Classifi(:d _____ __ . _ .. _ ..... . ... . . ..... .... . . . ..... . 73
European office: PLAY METER Pro-
motions , 15 Great North Road,
Brookmans Park , AL 9 6 LV,
Hertfordshire, England .
Western Regional Office: P. O. Box
692, Chatsworth , CA 91311 . Tel.
213 / 882-4005 .
PLAY METER , December, 1978
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