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CONTENTS/volume 9, Number 7/April15. 1983
AOE Show Features
Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Games Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exhibitors' Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Operators' Viewpoints ... . . . .. ... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Phonograph Exhibitions ......... . . .. .. ... ..... .. . . .. . . . . . . ...... .. . . .. .. 1 00
What to Do in the Suburbs .. . ... . .. ... ... . . ... . . ... ... . .... .... . .. .. .. . . 1 07
A Technological Leap? . ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .... .. .... . .. : . .. .. ... . ........ . 182
More Features
The Auction Alternative . .. .. . .... . .. ... . . .. . ... ... . .... .. . .... .... . ..... 119
Pool League Offers Ops Stability . . . ........... .. .. .... .. . .. .. . .. . ........ 121
Foosball Futures . .. . . . . ... .. . .... .............. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. ... . .. .. . .. 124
Conversion Update .. .... .. . ... ... .. ....... ... . . . .... . .. . .. ...... .. ..... 131
The COGD Default .. .. .... . ... ........... . ... . .... .. . . .. .... .. . . .. . .... 138
Pinball Lives On .... .. . . . ..... ... . .. .. .. . . ... . . ..... .. . . . . . . ... .. . ...... 152
Tax Planning for 1983 . .. . .... . . . .. ... . .. . ..... .. . . .. . . . .. . .. .... .. . . .. . 15 7
An Operator Fights City Hall ....... .. .. ... . . .. . .. . . .. ....... . .... .. .... .. 1 7 4
Make Your Change With Tokens .. .. ...... . ..... . .. .... . . ... . .. . . ... . . . .. 188
DEPARTMENTS
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Cov•r
Up Front
Lett•rs to th• Editor
Equlpm•nt Poll
N•ws
L•gal Hints
Tax Tips
Dusln•ss Myth
Our 'cad•s
Puzzl•
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PP. Probl•ms/PP. Solutions
For Promotion
Snapshots
Frank's Cranks
T•chnlcal Topics
N•w Products
Aids to th• Trod•
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Hugh Armstrong of CMrokH Studio In Dloln•. T•nn•SSH.