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-1990 YEAR END INDEX Frank's Cranks Letters Tool kits checklist and redemption picks . l -90,pp .84 Recurring flipper problem 2-90,pp.82 Travels with " The Crank" ... 2-90,pp.84 Congressional tournament highlights conference . 3-90,pp .156 Building a simple monitor color drive tester . 6-90,pp .122 The Perfect 360 solid-state joystick . .. . . .. .. ... 7-90, pp . 110 Testing gameboards and components w/o the game ... 8-90,pp. 106 Troubleshooting pinball switch matrix failures . . .. .. 11-90,pp. 132 What to buy? It' s a tough call .. . . 12-90,pp. 130 Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-90 ,pp . 13 Ronald McDonald House .. . . .. .. . . . . . 1-90,pp . 13 The times , they are a-changing . . .. ... . 1-90,pp . 13 The worst of times .. 1-90,pp . 13 Beating the odds ... . ... . .. . .. . . . 1-90 ,pp . 13 Pinball Expo coverage ... . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . 2-90,pp .14 Great interview . ... . .. . .. .. ... .. 2-90 ,pp . 14 Congratulations . ... .. . .. ... 2-90 ,pp .14 Sad loss .. . .. . . . . .. ... . 2-90 ,pp .14 Back to 25 cents . .. . . . . . . . ... . .. 3-90 ,pp.14 Happy 15th . ... 3-90,pp. 14 Jukebox birthday party . . ... . .. . . ... . .. .. . 3-90,pp . 14 Reminiscences of Al ... . .. .. .. . ... . .. . . . .4-90,pp . 12 How can I join? ... . . . . . . . .. . ... . .. .4-90,pp.1 2 Foosball too good to be missed . . . .4-90,pp . 12 Wants to help . .. . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .4-90,pp.12 Mid-week vs . weekends ... . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. 5-90,pp . 14 Thanks Gray hound! .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . 5-90 ,pp . 14 Redemption is big . . ... . . .. . . 6-90 ,pp .22 More on redemption . . .. . . . ... . . . 6-90 ,pp .22 It was g-r-e-a-t! ... . .. . . . .. . . . ... . .. . 6-90,pp .24 A job well-done ... . . .. .. . . .. . ... . . . 6-90,pp .24 Award winner ... . . . . . .. . .. . 6-90 ,pp .24 Shuffleboards for fun & profit ... . .. .. . . .. . 7-90,pp .22 Can I get tapes? .. . ... . . . . ... .. . . ... .. . . 7-90,pp .22 Clearing up misunderstandings . . . ... .. . .. . 8-90,pp .22 Good job . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . .. ... .. . .. . 8-90 ,pp .22 Managing the business ... . .. . .. . . 8-90 ,pp. 22 Misunderstanding ... . . .. . ... . .. . .. .. ... 10-90 ,pp . 12 From the Editor A fascinating trip down memory lane .. . . . . . 1-90, pp . 12 Looking back into the future . .. ... . . . . 2-90 ,pp .12 Hard work will see us through ... . . 3-90,pp. 12 Looking for a happy ending ... . . .. . . . ... . . . .. .4-90,pp . 14 Looking for 100; compliance . . .. . .. .. . ... 5-90,pp . 12 Glad they got to know us a little better ... . .. . 6-90,pp . 10 I'm cheering for the rope . . . . . . . . . .. . . 7-90 ,pp . 10 Hang ten with the coin-op industry .. . .. 8-90 ,pp . 10 Nothing endures but change ... . .. . . . .. . .. . 9-90 ,pp.10 Where y'at? Must be New Orleans! . .. . .. . .. . .. 10-90,pp .10 Have you earned your sleep? . . .. . . .. . .. . . . ... 11 -90,pp.10 A fragment of thoughts ... .. . .. . .. ... 12-90,pp. 10 Guest Commentaries Are you overlooking some prime locations? . . 2-90 ,pp . 74 My views on the coin-op industry .. . . . . 3-90,pp .68 Seasoned operator gives common sense response . . 4-90 ,pp .38 Rowing upstream . .. . . . . 5-90,pp .54 Teenage Mutant Ninja Hamburgers . . ... . .. . 5-90,pp.56 Unsung heroes .. . .. . . . . .. . . 6-90 ,pp .21 The American Revolution of the '90s .. . . ... 6-90 ,pp .32 Found money on free play . . . . .. . . . ... 7-90 ,pp .32 Details can make a big difference .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. 7-90 ,pp .34 Half Century Club Al Rodstein . . . . . . . .. . .. . ... 1-90, pp . 36 Stan Harris . . . ... . . . .. ... . . 3-90,pp.53 Bob Jones .. .. .. . . . . . . ... . . 6-90 ,pp .44 Paul Calamari ... . . . .. . . . . . . . ... 9-90 ,pp .26 The Last Word Coin-op's version of Pravda? ... . ... .. 1-90 ,pp . 122 Singin ' the Top 40 blues .. . .. . ... 2-90 ,pp . 120 Overcome by choice . . ... . .. . . . ... .. . . .. ... . 3-90,pp .228 Time for enlightenment . ... . . .. . ... .4-90,pp . l 16 Only from the mouths of babes ... .. . . . ... . ... 5-90,pp .156 Would you print this? . .. .. . . . . . . 6-90,pp.164 Where'd you buy those? . .. . .. .. . . . .. ... . 7-90 ,pp . 152 Going with the flow . . ... .. ... . ... .. 8-90 ,pp . 152 Keep an eye out for those novelty games . . . . 9-90 ,pp .208 Dodging those tourist traps . 10-90,pp . 150 A sampling of N .0 . night spots ... . . . . . .. ... . 11-90,pp .212 Thoughts gleaned from Expo '90 . . .. . ... . . ... 12-90,pp . l 88 238 PLAY METER 1991 Directory Management Protect your business against computer viruses . . . . 1-90 ,pp .80 Your business logo : what does it say? ... . ... 2-90 ,pp . 78 A primer for those wary of computers and softw are . .. 3-90 ,pp .158 Do your customers know how to act? . . . . .. 6-90 ,pp . 118 Partnership breakups: A survivor's guide .. . . 8-90,pp .90 When burglary hits your business . .. . . ... 10-90,pp .100 Protect your records against disaster . . ... .. ... 10-90,pp .102 Have your employees been sent to the Gulf crisis? ... 12-90 ,pp . 137 Merchandise Market Coin of the realm adds sparkle in winter . 1-90,pp .92 Varied prizes perk up cranes, redemption counters 3-90 ,pp . 184 Prizes run gamut from head to heart . . .. 4-90 ,pp.84 Lovable prizes lead the way .. . . .. 5-90,pp . 123 Sports figures and sweet stuff for summer ... . ... 6-90 ,pp . 128 When you ' re hot, you ' re hot .. . . . ... . ... . 7-90 ,pp .108 Don ' t have a cow! Get the Simpsons now! .. . . . . . 8-90,pp. l 10 Cool your jets! The Simpsons and New Kids ... . . 9-90 ,pp . 164 The Jetsons make the jewelry scene ... 10-90,pp. I 16 Holiday kits, wrestlers, and a Simpsons assortment .. 11 -90,pp. I 60 'Tis the season for holidays and sports . . ... 12-90,pp.15 I New Products (What 's New-Games) Jumbo .. . . . .. . . .. . 1-90,pp .93 Jr. Sega kit . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 1-90 ,pp .93 Buster Bros ... . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . 1-90,pp .93 Astayanax . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . . ... 1-90 ,pp .94