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Stern Pinball
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Stern Electronics.
Stern Pinball, Inc.
From 1985 to 1986, personnel from Stern Electronics formed a venture known as Pinstar that produced conversion kits for old Bally and Stern machines, with Gary Stern continuing to function as president. He then went on to help found Data East's pinball division in November 1986 and continued to lead there when it was acquired by Sega in 1994. While Data East did operate out of the old Stern Electronics property, sources differ on whether they acquired the company or just the facilities.