jared%midiline.uucp@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Golden Bear) (05/16/91)
I knew it! I knew it! STart is going down, just as I sensed might happen. Seems interesting that ST-Log and Analog started this trend of "switch to lower distribution ratios, then shut down after the next issue." Actually, I can't say I'll miss STart. The magazine is nothing short of boring except for the few bits of news in it. The programs are next to worthless, and overall, the only magazine I thought was the ultimate of ultimates, was Compute!'s Atari ST disk & Magazine. I don't meant to rip asunder, but I felt the urge to comment on this issue. The only thing I'll really miss about STart, is that I won't be able to thumb through it every month before putting it back on the shelf and leaving the bookstore. Now, if you want QUALITY material, I recommend Atari Explorer (even if it IS owned and run by Atari, so we'll probably never get truely OBJECTIVE reports on anything except Atari parts and peripherals), AtariUser, ST Informer, and perhaps another that may exist out there... Ciao! Golden Bear
scoile@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Steve Coile) (05/17/91)
In article <q7R221w164w@midiline> jared%midiline.uucp@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Golden Bear) writes: >Now, if you want QUALITY material, I recommend Atari Explorer (even if it >IS owned and run by Atari, so we'll probably never get truely OBJECTIVE >reports on anything except Atari parts and peripherals), AtariUser, ST >Informer, and perhaps another that may exist out there... Ciao! _Current Notes_. Easily the best Atari mag the entire time it's been in publication. Check it out. Steve "Stevers!" Coile scoile@gmuvax[{.BITNET|[2].gmu.edu}] "Maturity is knowing when and where to act immature"
boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) (05/18/91)
In article <1991May17.005815.9280@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>, scoile@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Steve Coile) writes: > >_Current Notes_. Easily the best Atari mag the entire time it's been in >publication. Check it out. > >Steve "Stevers!" Coile scoile@gmuvax[{.BITNET|[2].gmu.edu}] > "Maturity is knowing when and where to act immature" Absolutely correct. The only things that have kept my ST ownership from being an expensive mistake are: Atari.archive, c.s.a.st, and Current Notes. The first two are free, the last costs $27 a year. For those interested in CN, the address is: CN Subscriptions 122 N. Johnson Rd Sterling, VA 22170 Phone: (703)450-4761 At least get a sample issue. You WILL like it! I am in no way connected with CN blah blah except as an owner of all their back issues. -- ---------------------------------+------------------------------------- Mickey R. Boyd | "Kirk to Enterprise. All clear FSU Computer Science | down here. Beam down Technical Support Group | yeoman Rand and a six-pack . ." email: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu | ---------------------------------+-------------------------------------