grahamt@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Graham Thomas) (10/09/90)
Someone recently asked about ST journals & mags with an applications and programming bias. There was some discussion on the demise of the UK mag ST World. (Sorry, demise is not correct - the mag has gone quarterly and now consists mainly of comparative reviews and 'buyers guides'.) Well, the gap may be about to be filled by a new publication: ST Applications. It's being launched by Paul Glover, who runs the 'ST Club' (newsletter, disk mag and PD software library) and who has recently become the UK correspondent for Z*Net mag. The ST Club newsletter is due to turn into ST Applications in November. The exact format is not yet fixed, and potential contributors are currently being solicited for their views & ideas, but the intention is to have a mix of reviews and articles on all sorts of application areas, as well as coverage of the ST scene worldwide. While the aim is to produce a more professional magazine, Paul & co (David Smith, design; Niki Wilson, admin) don't want to lose the 'user-driven' feel of the ST Club newsletter. They're after ideas for submissions. Authors will be paid, though not extravagantly. The first print run will be around 12,000 copies, and the magazine will have at least 45 pages of editorial material. Further information can be obtained from Paul Glover, ST Club, 49 Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1LX, UK. Tel: +44 602 410241. Graham Thomas (just an ST Club member)