seitz@netcom.COM (Matthew Seitz) (02/18/91)
Just before last Christmas, on a whim, I subscribed to just about every U.S. ST Magazine. Except STart: I don't think the disk is worth the cost. I did subscribe to ATARI EXPLORER, ATARI INTERFACE, CURRENT NOTES, ST JOURNAL, ST WORLD, and ST INFORMER. So far I've received two copies of ST INFORMER and one of ST WORLD. The 2 issues of ST INFORMER have been excellent. Lots of new product announcements, advertisements (a plus in my opinion), Atari News, and Product Reviews. The issue of ST WORLD was a big disappointment. Usually, this magazine has all the same good features I mentioned for ST INFORMER. Not this time. All the new product announcements were games. There was no Atari News. Dave Small's excellent column was missing. There were only two articles on applications or utilities for general ST users. Of these, one was on CodeHead's MultiDesk and HotWire and MultiFile, all of which have been reviewed many times in the past in other magazines. 25% of the articles were on Lynx games, which are useless to ST owners. All in all, a big disappointment. So far, ST INFORMER has been by far the best buy. -- Matthew Seitz Note new address: seitz@netcom.com
ljdickey@watmath.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey) (02/19/91)
In article <24463@netcom.COM> seitz@netcom.COM (Matthew Seitz) writes: >Just before last Christmas, on a whim, I subscribed to just about every U.S. >ST Magazine. ... > > ... The 2 issues of ST INFORMER have been excellent. ... > ... The issue of ST WORLD was a big disappointment. When ST World (the Oregon based newspaper) started, they were excellent, because they had the straight stuff long before everyone else had it. Now for some reason, they have lost that advantage. Their proofreading has always been miserable, and a couple of columns just never did hold up. But now, I agree, they have really hit bottom.
kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent.Dalton) (02/19/91)
>Just before last Christmas, on a whim, I subscribed to just about every U.S. >ST Magazine. Except STart: I don't think the disk is worth the cost. I did >subscribe to ATARI EXPLORER, ATARI INTERFACE, CURRENT NOTES, ST JOURNAL, >ST WORLD, and ST INFORMER. Could someone post addresses and phone numbers for most or all of these publications? I wasn't aware there were so many Atari specific mags left! My local newstand only carries 'Explorer' and 'STart'... I'm sure other people would be interested in this info as well! -- /**************************************************************************/ /* Kent Dalton * EMail: Kent.Dalton@FtCollins.NCR.COM */ /* NCR Microelectronics * CIS: 72320,3306 */ /* 2001 Danfield Ct. MS470A * */ /* Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 * (303) 223-5100 X-319 */ /**************************************************************************/ Fortune: Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. -- Wernher von Braun
seitz@netcom.COM (Matthew Seitz) (02/26/91)
In article <KENTD.91Feb19093604@zappa.FtCollins.NCR.com> kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent.Dalton) writes: > > >Could someone post addresses and phone numbers for most or all of these >publications? I wasn't aware there were so many Atari specific mags >left! My local newstand only carries 'Explorer' and 'STart'... I'm sure >other people would be interested in this info as well! Since I've had other inquiries as well: CURRENT NOTES; 122 N. Johnson Rd.; Sterling, VA 22170; 703-450-4761 10 issues/year; $27/year ST INFORMER; 909 NW Starlite Place; Grants Pass, OR 97532; 503-476-0071 12 issues/year; $19.95/year ATARI EXPLORER; P.O. Box 6488; Duluth, MN 55806; 218-723-9202 6 issues/year; $14.95/year ATARI INTERFACE MAGAZINE; 3487 Braeburn Circle; Ann Arbor, MI 48108; 313-973-8825; 12 issues/year; $18/year ST JOURNAL; 113 W. College St.; Covina, CA 91723; 818-332-0372 6 issues/year; $20/year ST WORLD; 2463 Latona Ct. NE; Salem, OR 97303; 503-393-9688 12 issues/year; $18/year Also, I've recently received my first issue of CURRENT NOTES. I liked it, though I'd place it one notch below ST INFORMER. It has lots of good ads, some Atari news, some tutorials, some good product reviews, a nice "hands-on" article on the TT, and a good technical article by David Small on the theory and practice of accelerator boards. I take points off for two articles and a few sidebars that were little more than either self-pitying ("Oh, nobodys supporting the ST. Doom and gloom.") or cheerleading ("Who cares if nobody supports Atari here. We know its great! They love it in Europe!"). The first few of these articles were interesting. Now it seems almost every issue of every magazine has to have at least one article either doomsaying or cheerleading, without saying anything new or useful. I also take points off for an overly long game review. I really don't need a 5 page description of a game to decide whether or not it looks interesting enought to buy. What I look for most in an ST Magazine is useful information. -- Matthew Seitz Note new address: seitz@netcom.com
Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com (02/27/91)
In the list of Atari magazines, Matthew Seitz included: >ATARI INTERFACE MAGAZINE; 3487 Braeburn Circle; Ann Arbor, MI 48108; >313-973-8825; 12 issues/year; $18/year As an additional comment, if you belong to an Atari user group which participates with AIM, you will receive the magazine for FREE, This is because well over 50 Atari users groups send out the magazine as their club "newsletter"... for example, my $20 a year membership in MACE (Michigan Atari Computer Enthusiasts) includes the otherwise $18 AIM subscription. AIM makes the $2.95 per issue magazine available to Atari user groups for only 50 cents per copy. They also have a "disk of the month" Public Domain and Shareware disk availab for an additional $50 per year for independent subscriptions, but they make the disks available to participating Atari user groups for only $1.00, and the user groups can put the disks in their libraries and copy them for whatever they normally sell library disks for. So... if you have an Atari user group near you, it might be worthwhile to see if they participate in AIM..! BobR