Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!pacbell.com!tandem!netcom!seitz From: seitz@netcom.COM (Matthew Seitz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: US ST mags (was Re: ST mags from abroad) Message-ID: <25854@netcom.COM> Date: 26 Feb 91 06:04:53 GMT References: <1991Feb13.221719.17771@oz.plymouth.edu> <24463@netcom.COM> Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services UNIX System {408 241-9760 guest} Lines: 49 In article 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