Play Meter
Issue: 1979 August 15 - Vol 5 Num 15 - Page 3
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Vol. 5, No. 15
August 15, 1979
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Staff
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All the World'. e Playground . ..................... 20
International Editor David Snook sizes up the world
market and interprets the trends in various nations.
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Mike Shaw
International Editor:
American. Squeeze foreign Efforta . ............... 2&
Resident Critic Roger Sharpe explains that American
manufacturers have practically eliminated Europ&ans
from the domestic market .
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Zac Oliver
Correspondents :
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Joseph Arkin
Douglas McCallum
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant &
Classified Advertising :
Valerie Cognevich
Typography :
Vickie Lofton
Circulation Manager:
Gloria Dering
Advertising Representative:
David Pierson
European Representative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , August 15, 1979.
Volume 5, No . 15. Copyright 1979 by
Skybird Publishing Company . PLAY
METER ( ISSN 0162-1343) is publish-
ed twice monthly on the 1st and 15th
of the month . Publishing offices: 112
North Roadway, New Orleans, La .
70124 , P. O. Box 24170, New
Orleans, La . 70184 . Tel. : 504 / 282-
0261. Subscription rates : U. S. and
Canada - $25; Europe and Japan -
$45 ; elsewhere - $50. One order
subscription : 2-9, $20 each ; 10-24,
$17 each ; 25 or more , $15 each .
Advertising rates available on re -
quest. No part of this magazine may
be reproduced without expressed
permission . The editors are not
responsible for unsolicited manu -
scripts . Second-class postage paid at
New Orleans 70113 and additional
mailing offices . Postmaster: Send
Form 3579 to PLAY METER , P. O.
Box 24170, New Orleans, La . 70184.
European office: PLAY METER Pro-
motions, " Harescombe " Watford
Road , Northwood Middx. England,
Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, August, 1979
England'. Jukebox Wo .. ......................... XI
ASCAP thinks copyright rates across the Atlantic justify
alterations here, and that amazes David Pierson.
Operator Auoclatlons: Their Winning
Way. are Spreading .............................. 40
State and local associations are getting things
accomplished in their respective legislatures. Managing
Editor Mike Shaw explains how some associations have
made significant contributions to the industry.
Sue Your Broker ................................. ..
If you've lost money in the stock market and you think
your broker's at fault, you needn't take it lying down.
Arthur B. Hollander explains.
From the Edhor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Mailbox •........................................• 7"
Colnman of the Month . ............................ 8
Music Programming . ............................. 30
Operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 38
Dlstrlbudng ...................................... 10
Manufacturing . .................................. &0
Tect.nlcal Topic •................................. &7
Critic'. Comer ................................... 83
New Producu .................................... U
CIMalfled ........................................•
New. BrI .......................................... 70
COVER CREDIT:
Exidy's Graphic Artist Gary Johnson composed the
cartoon collage entitled "Games That Provide Realism."
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.EiEm
Vol. 5, No. 15
August 15, 1979
......................
Staff
LAY
I
I
•••••••••••••••••••••••••
All the World'. e Playground . ..................... 20
International Editor David Snook sizes up the world
market and interprets the trends in various nations.
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Mike Shaw
International Editor:
American. Squeeze foreign Efforta . ............... 2&
Resident Critic Roger Sharpe explains that American
manufacturers have practically eliminated Europ&ans
from the domestic market .
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Zac Oliver
Correspondents :
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Joseph Arkin
Douglas McCallum
Art Direction :
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant &
Classified Advertising :
Valerie Cognevich
Typography :
Vickie Lofton
Circulation Manager:
Gloria Dering
Advertising Representative:
David Pierson
European Representative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , August 15, 1979.
Volume 5, No . 15. Copyright 1979 by
Skybird Publishing Company . PLAY
METER ( ISSN 0162-1343) is publish-
ed twice monthly on the 1st and 15th
of the month . Publishing offices: 112
North Roadway, New Orleans, La .
70124 , P. O. Box 24170, New
Orleans, La . 70184 . Tel. : 504 / 282-
0261. Subscription rates : U. S. and
Canada - $25; Europe and Japan -
$45 ; elsewhere - $50. One order
subscription : 2-9, $20 each ; 10-24,
$17 each ; 25 or more , $15 each .
Advertising rates available on re -
quest. No part of this magazine may
be reproduced without expressed
permission . The editors are not
responsible for unsolicited manu -
scripts . Second-class postage paid at
New Orleans 70113 and additional
mailing offices . Postmaster: Send
Form 3579 to PLAY METER , P. O.
Box 24170, New Orleans, La . 70184.
European office: PLAY METER Pro-
motions, " Harescombe " Watford
Road , Northwood Middx. England,
Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, August, 1979
England'. Jukebox Wo .. ......................... XI
ASCAP thinks copyright rates across the Atlantic justify
alterations here, and that amazes David Pierson.
Operator Auoclatlons: Their Winning
Way. are Spreading .............................. 40
State and local associations are getting things
accomplished in their respective legislatures. Managing
Editor Mike Shaw explains how some associations have
made significant contributions to the industry.
Sue Your Broker ................................. ..
If you've lost money in the stock market and you think
your broker's at fault, you needn't take it lying down.
Arthur B. Hollander explains.
From the Edhor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Mailbox •........................................• 7"
Colnman of the Month . ............................ 8
Music Programming . ............................. 30
Operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 38
Dlstrlbudng ...................................... 10
Manufacturing . .................................. &0
Tect.nlcal Topic •................................. &7
Critic'. Comer ................................... 83
New Producu .................................... U
CIMalfled ........................................•
New. BrI .......................................... 70
COVER CREDIT:
Exidy's Graphic Artist Gary Johnson composed the
cartoon collage entitled "Games That Provide Realism."
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