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VOLUME22 22 VOLUME NO. 官O NO. 10 S E P T E M B E R 1 9 96 SEPTEMBER 1996 DEPARTMENTS ・ 司 : : I l 司 日 園 配 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ TABLE OF ・】 CONTENTS AMOAEXPO EXPO'96: ・ 96:WELCOME WELCOMETO TO BIGD" D AMOA "BIG 伍 ！， . ： 面 圏内 News B u l l e t i n. ... ・ .• • • • . • .3. 3 News Bulletin ・ . . ・ ・ ・ ・ .. 1 2 From t h e E d i t o r. ・ From the Editor .12 0 0 8 4 8 4 出ea t 回 c t i o n s ,restaurants, r e s t a u r a n t s ,shopping, s h o p p i n g ,and andentertainment e n t e r t a i n m e n tavaila v a i l ‑ the attractions, a b l e i n t h e h o s t c i t y a n d c h e c k o u t t h e s c h e d u l e o f e v e n t s , e x able in the host city and check out the schedule of events, ex-‑ h i b i t o r l i s t ,and and f l o o r p l a n. hibitor list, floor plan. 1 崎 146 0 0 Put on yo 町 c owboy b o o t sand and mosey on o v e r t o D a l l 邸， T e x a s , Put on your cowboy boots mosey on over to Dallas, Texas, 対 i i b i t i o n o f t h e l a t e s t c o i n ‑ o p g a m e s a n d r e l a t e d e q u i p f o r a n e for an exhibition of the latest coin-op games and related equip-‑ ment a t t h eDallas D a l l a sConvention Convention Center S e p t .26-28. 2 6 ‑ 2 8 . Read about ment at the Center Sept. Read about 1 お 133 ー ー ・ − ... . 1 4 E q u i p m e n t P o l l. ・ 14 Equipment Poll M a i l b o x .. ・・ ・ ・・. . ・ ・ ・・ 1 8 18 Mailbox C o i n ‑ O p N e w s . . . . . . . . . . 2 200 Coin-Op News − ・ ・ ー ・ ・ ・ ・ . . 3 3 I n t e r n a t i o n a l S c e n e . . International Scene .33 U Front F r o n t .・ . ・・ .. . .44 . 4 4 Up News . ・ .• • •46 . 4 6 Whos Who's News i d. ー ・ ・・ . . .. 50 B e y o n dthe t h e P i a ye 50 Beyond Playfield FromLeft Le 仕Field F i e l d .. ・ ー・ ー...54 .5 4 From C o v e r S t o r y. . ・. • 56 . 5 6 Cover Story . 6 4 NewsFeature-Arachnid F e a t u r eA r a c h n i d . .・ . • 64 News t i n g ‑ S m a r t. . ・ ・ 68 D i s t r i b u t o r M巴e 68 Distributor Meeting-Smart TheLight L i g h t S i d e ・ ー・. . . 7 6 76 The Side AMOAAgenda Ag e nda . . . . .. . . . . 78 . 7 8 AMOA N o s t a l g i a ... . . . . .82 . 8 2 Nostalgia Coinman I n t e r v i e w ・. .• • . 1 1 0 110 Coinman Interview A n n i v e r s a r y ‑ P r i z e s ! . . .. . . . 1 2 0 120 Anniversary-Prizes! Q&A . . ー ... . 1 2 8 128 &A Q . .・・ ・・ . . ・ ・ ・ . . 139 S c o r i n g S u c c e s s. 139 Scoring Success Redemt i o nReport Re p o r t. . .. . . 1 4 2 142 Redemption 日 e c h.. ・ ー ・ ー ・ . . . 1 4 4 T i c k e t 1 Ticket Tech 144 FEC Handbook. . ... ... . . 1 4 8 FEC 148 Handbook 1 5 3 Open House. . . ー・・・ー．. . 153 Open House Q u a r t e r N o t e s . . .・. • • • . 1 5 4 154 Quarter Notes S t a t eShow-PAMMA ShowPAMMA . . . . .. 1 5 6 156 State − ・・ ・・ ・ ・・ ・ .. . 1 5 8 The L e g a l E a g l e ・ 158 The Legal Eagle T a x T i o s . . . .. . . .. . . . 160 160 Tax Tips ・ ー ・ . 1 6 4 T e c h n i c a l T o p i c s . . . . ー 164 Technical Topics B a 枕 l e T e c h . . . . . . . . . 1 7 0 Battle Tech 170 S p ̲ o r t i n g E d g e ・ ・ .• • . 1 7 2 172 Sporting Edge New − ・ ー ー ・ ー ・ ・ ・ . 1 7 8 Whats 178 What's New Cl a s s i f i e d． ー 187 1 8 7 Classified C a l e n d a r . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Calendar 2344 MANAGEMENT:BUYING BUYINGA ABUSINESS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: I naafollow-up f o l l o w ‑ u pto t oJune's Junesarticle a r t i c l eon onselling s e l l i n gyour yourbusiness, b u s i n e s s ,our our In m a n a g e m e n t e x p e r t d e t a i l s t h e s t e p s t o c o n s i d e r w h e n b u y ing management expert details the steps to consider when buying 町 eh e l p f u l f o r b o t h t h e a g o i n g c o n c e r n . 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