Play Meter
Issue: 1984 March 01 - Vol 10 Num 4 (reused #) - Page 4
DESIGNATED HIT
Publlsh•r and Editor:
Rolph C. Lolly II
Editorial Dlr.c:tor:
Valerie Cognevich
Managing Editor:
Lauro fl.. Braddock
AllaciGUP Editor:
Mike Shaw
Edltorlai/R. .. arch:
Down Adorno
With the Bases Loaded in Video Markets,
Your Game Plan Could Use a New Pitch
The competitive technology in elec-
tronic video products has begun to
saturate the market, and you may be feel-
ing the pinch. If so. we've got a product
that can put you on first base with new
and existing customers, and help you get
more mileage from your sales calls. It's
the remarkable SUPERSCAN
display console from Superscope, a ver-
satile. self-contained information system
that's economical and easy to use.
Whether sold or leased, the
SUPERSCAN console can effectively
meet your customers' merchandising
needs and virtually eliminate the expense
of throwaway signage.
The name of the game is communica-
tion. whether it's advertising, promotions.
point-of-sale merchandising or information
vital to the business. Anything your
customer needs to tell his clients can be
said best with a SUPERSCAN console.
and its eye-catching graphics can work for
him 24 hours a day.
The SUPERSCAN console is the most
advanced self-contained system on the
market. It's completely portable and can
be used anywhere. even on the wall. Our
easy-to-use built-in keyboard allows it to
be programmed. corrected or updated on
the spot. Messages can be stored and in-
put via magnetic tape, using a portable
cassette recorder. We also provide fac-
tory reprogrammable plug-in memory
modules which can contain permanent
messages of up to 200 words.
The SUPERSCAN console can be
your ticket to a brand new ball game in
your vending operations. It's backed by a
two-year limited warranty (the longest in
the industry), and if anything ever goes
wrong, we'll repair or replace it. We also
offer technical assistance and custom
programming through our toll free
WATSiine.
In today' s crowded market. the
SUPERSCAN display console can give
you a winning edge. It offers the most
features and the greatest flexibility at a
price far below that of comparable
systems. Give us a call (toll-free
1-800-438-7023) and let us show you
what a hit the SUPERSCAN console can
make in your business.
MARANTZ PIANO COMPANY, INC.
Box 460 • Morganton, North Carolina. 28655 • (704) 437-7135
SUPERSCAN is a trademark owned by SUPERSCOPE, INC., for its visual display components. MARANTZ is a
subsidiary of Superscope, Inc., a NYSE company.
© 1982 Marantz. p 10110 Co.
BIG STATE SUPPLY CO.
Service is The Key to our Success. Same day shipment.
Supplying the nation with parts and supplies for all equip-
ment needs-JUKEBOX. SHUFFLEBOARD, PINBALL,
POOL. VIDEO, & FOOSBALL
Call Toll-free: 800/772-2708 (in TX)
800/433-2915 (national)
Ask for this month's Plav Mf'tPr Special on
fusPs. ruhhPr rings. ovPrlays. and marquPPs.
()ffpf t'XJ>Ift''
M,tr( h 15. 19H4.
Art Dl,.ctor:
Korey Schwall<
Typograph•rs:
.lo Ann Anthony
Dione Cooper
Graphics ~slgn.r:
Margret VIncent
T~hnlcal
Wrtt.rs:
Randy Fromm
Fronk Senlnsky
eo,.spondents:
Mary Claire Blakeman
Bill Brohough
Mike Ducki
Carol Kantor
Dill Kurtz
Charles C. Ross
Roger C. Sharpe
Paul Thiele
Adv..-tlslng Monag.r:
David Pierson
Adv•ttlllng Assistant:
Judy Weber
OOIIIflH ~rdslng:
Karen Gray
Circulation Monag.r:
P.enee' C. Pierson
EuroptH~n R.p,...ntatlv•:
Esmoy Leslie
Couns•l
Rufus King
PLAY Mm"- March 1. 1984. Volume
10. No.4. Copyright 1984 by Skyblrd
Publishing Compony. Play ~er (ISSN
0162-1343XUSPS 358-305) Is pub-
lished twice monthly on the 1st and
15th of the month. Publishing offices:
508 Uve Oak St .. Metairie, La. 70005:
Moiling add,...: P.O. Dox 24170, New
Orleans 70184. U.S.A.; phone :
504/838-8025. For subscriptions:
504/837-7987. Subscription rotes: U.S.
and Conado-$50: foreign: $150, air
mall only. Advertising rates ore avail-
able on request. No part of this maga-
zine may M ,.produc•d without
•xp,.IIH pe-nn Iuton. The editors ore
not responsible for unsolicited manu-
scripts. Play ~ ... buys all lights. unless
otherwise specified. to accepted manu-
scripts, cartoons. art wort<. and photo-
graphs. Second-doss postage paid at
Metairie. La. 70002 and additional
moiling offices. Postmaster: Send Form
3579 to PLAY METER. P.O. Dox 24170,
New Orleans, La. 70184.
European Office: PI.A Y METER Pro-
motions. "Horescombe" Watford Road,
Northwood Middx. England, North·
wood 29244.
PLAY METER. March 1, 1984
Publlsh•r and Editor:
Rolph C. Lolly II
Editorial Dlr.c:tor:
Valerie Cognevich
Managing Editor:
Lauro fl.. Braddock
AllaciGUP Editor:
Mike Shaw
Edltorlai/R. .. arch:
Down Adorno
With the Bases Loaded in Video Markets,
Your Game Plan Could Use a New Pitch
The competitive technology in elec-
tronic video products has begun to
saturate the market, and you may be feel-
ing the pinch. If so. we've got a product
that can put you on first base with new
and existing customers, and help you get
more mileage from your sales calls. It's
the remarkable SUPERSCAN
display console from Superscope, a ver-
satile. self-contained information system
that's economical and easy to use.
Whether sold or leased, the
SUPERSCAN console can effectively
meet your customers' merchandising
needs and virtually eliminate the expense
of throwaway signage.
The name of the game is communica-
tion. whether it's advertising, promotions.
point-of-sale merchandising or information
vital to the business. Anything your
customer needs to tell his clients can be
said best with a SUPERSCAN console.
and its eye-catching graphics can work for
him 24 hours a day.
The SUPERSCAN console is the most
advanced self-contained system on the
market. It's completely portable and can
be used anywhere. even on the wall. Our
easy-to-use built-in keyboard allows it to
be programmed. corrected or updated on
the spot. Messages can be stored and in-
put via magnetic tape, using a portable
cassette recorder. We also provide fac-
tory reprogrammable plug-in memory
modules which can contain permanent
messages of up to 200 words.
The SUPERSCAN console can be
your ticket to a brand new ball game in
your vending operations. It's backed by a
two-year limited warranty (the longest in
the industry), and if anything ever goes
wrong, we'll repair or replace it. We also
offer technical assistance and custom
programming through our toll free
WATSiine.
In today' s crowded market. the
SUPERSCAN display console can give
you a winning edge. It offers the most
features and the greatest flexibility at a
price far below that of comparable
systems. Give us a call (toll-free
1-800-438-7023) and let us show you
what a hit the SUPERSCAN console can
make in your business.
MARANTZ PIANO COMPANY, INC.
Box 460 • Morganton, North Carolina. 28655 • (704) 437-7135
SUPERSCAN is a trademark owned by SUPERSCOPE, INC., for its visual display components. MARANTZ is a
subsidiary of Superscope, Inc., a NYSE company.
© 1982 Marantz. p 10110 Co.
BIG STATE SUPPLY CO.
Service is The Key to our Success. Same day shipment.
Supplying the nation with parts and supplies for all equip-
ment needs-JUKEBOX. SHUFFLEBOARD, PINBALL,
POOL. VIDEO, & FOOSBALL
Call Toll-free: 800/772-2708 (in TX)
800/433-2915 (national)
Ask for this month's Plav Mf'tPr Special on
fusPs. ruhhPr rings. ovPrlays. and marquPPs.
()ffpf t'XJ>Ift''
M,tr( h 15. 19H4.
Art Dl,.ctor:
Korey Schwall<
Typograph•rs:
.lo Ann Anthony
Dione Cooper
Graphics ~slgn.r:
Margret VIncent
T~hnlcal
Wrtt.rs:
Randy Fromm
Fronk Senlnsky
eo,.spondents:
Mary Claire Blakeman
Bill Brohough
Mike Ducki
Carol Kantor
Dill Kurtz
Charles C. Ross
Roger C. Sharpe
Paul Thiele
Adv..-tlslng Monag.r:
David Pierson
Adv•ttlllng Assistant:
Judy Weber
OOIIIflH ~rdslng:
Karen Gray
Circulation Monag.r:
P.enee' C. Pierson
EuroptH~n R.p,...ntatlv•:
Esmoy Leslie
Couns•l
Rufus King
PLAY Mm"- March 1. 1984. Volume
10. No.4. Copyright 1984 by Skyblrd
Publishing Compony. Play ~er (ISSN
0162-1343XUSPS 358-305) Is pub-
lished twice monthly on the 1st and
15th of the month. Publishing offices:
508 Uve Oak St .. Metairie, La. 70005:
Moiling add,...: P.O. Dox 24170, New
Orleans 70184. U.S.A.; phone :
504/838-8025. For subscriptions:
504/837-7987. Subscription rotes: U.S.
and Conado-$50: foreign: $150, air
mall only. Advertising rates ore avail-
able on request. No part of this maga-
zine may M ,.produc•d without
•xp,.IIH pe-nn Iuton. The editors ore
not responsible for unsolicited manu-
scripts. Play ~ ... buys all lights. unless
otherwise specified. to accepted manu-
scripts, cartoons. art wort<. and photo-
graphs. Second-doss postage paid at
Metairie. La. 70002 and additional
moiling offices. Postmaster: Send Form
3579 to PLAY METER. P.O. Dox 24170,
New Orleans, La. 70184.
European Office: PI.A Y METER Pro-
motions. "Horescombe" Watford Road,
Northwood Middx. England, North·
wood 29244.
PLAY METER. March 1, 1984
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