Safety razor become locked into buying their proprietary cartridges, for as long as the manufacturer continues to make them. Subsequent to introducing the higher-priced Mach3 in 1998, Gillette's blade sales realized a 50% increase, and profits increased in an otherwise mature market. The marketing of increasing numbers of blades in a cartridge has been parodied since the 1970s. The debut episode of "Saturday Night Live" in 1975 included a parody advertisement for the Triple Trac Razor, shortly after the first two-blade cartridge for men's razors was advertised. "Mad" magazine announced the "Trac 76", arranged as a chain of cartridges with a handle
Mach: The First Colony a 32-page book, and a 16-page book. Mach: The First Colony Mach: The First Colony is a role-playing game published by Alliance Publications in 1983. "Mach: The First Colony" is a science-fiction system in which the players are mercenaries on a frontier planet. The planet, its societies, and mixed technologies are described in detail. The first book (32 pages) covers character creation and combat; the second (32 pages) covers skills and creatures. The game includes an introductory scenario (16 pages). "Mach: The First Colony" was designed by Michael Lange with Martin Miller, and published by Alliance Publications in 1983 as