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Vol. 4, No.13
July 15,1978
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A Guide to Buying Electronic Parts . .............. 2&
Tom Howarth puts together an excellent buyer's guide of
what you'll need , where to find them , and how many of
each .
Publ isher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Manag ing Editor:
David Pierson
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technica l Ed itor:
Robin Minnear
Game Doctors
Operators Dlscu .. the
Advent of Solid State . ........................... 31
The technological revolution has now manifested itself
upon the industry, and Dan Hanson asked around to get
operators' reactions to the maintenance problems and
answers that have come with it.
Correspondents:
Roger C. Sharpe
Gene Beley
Dick W e(u
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant :
Valerie M itchell
Typography :
Vickie Lofton
Staff Cartoonist :
Norm Rockwell
Circulation Manager:
Debbie Barnes
Advertising Representative:
Ralph C. Lally II
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , July 15, 1978. Volume
4, No. 13. Copyright 1978 by Skybird
Publishing Company . PLAY METER
is published semi-monthly on the 15th
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Determining Your Cash Row ..................... 47
In the second in the series on a business analysis of your
operation, David Pierson covers the subject of cash flow
and the time value of money.
Wooden Pegs and Wooden Heads . ............... 8&
Did you know that pinball tournaments are havens for
gamblers? Well, according to the I.R.S ., they are. PLAY
METER investigated the problem.
Don't Take the Money and Run . ................. . 74
Roger C. Sharpe has some suggestions on how operators
can improve their images, and why they should bother
about improving their public image.
From the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mailbox ......................................... 8
Colnman of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18
DllltJ'lbuting .••.•...........•....•..•..•••..•••.. 34
Music Programming . ........................... 38
Technical Topics . ............................... &0
Critic'. Corner .................................. 64
On the Move . ................................... 68
Manufacturing . ................................. 80
New Producb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Intematlonal New •. ............................. 78
CI ... lfled . ...................................... 78
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