[comp.sys.mac] MacInTouch

rjs@trwrb.UUCP (06/10/87)

Does anyone know the status of MacInTouch?  I called their office
because I hadn't received a May '87 issue and got a recording saying
that MacInTouch was bought by MacWEEK.  Does this mean that MacInTouch
subscribers have subscriptions to MacWEEK?  I did notice that Ric Ford
and Rick LePage are technical and senior editors respectively for
MacWEEK (I already get MacWEEK).  Any info would be appreciated.

Bob S.

chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (06/11/87)

>Does anyone know the status of MacInTouch?  I called their office
>because I hadn't received a May '87 issue and got a recording saying
>that MacInTouch was bought by MacWEEK.  Does this mean that MacInTouch
>subscribers have subscriptions to MacWEEK?  I did notice that Ric Ford
>and Rick LePage are technical and senior editors respectively for
>MacWEEK (I already get MacWEEK).  Any info would be appreciated.

I talked to Ric last week, and he said Macintouch was out of money, but to
wait for an upcoming announcement -- they have something going which looks
to have some decent funding.  From indications, it won't be Macintouch, but
he's been talking to some of his stable of ex-writers about doing material
for this new thing, whatever it is.

Basically, Macintouch ran into the typical problem of a small newsletter --
it didn't keep its budget in line, and it died of its own success (we lose a
little on each copy, but we'll make up for it in volume!). o

chuq
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