WelcomeThe loss of Atari World and ST Format in quick succession ended over adecade of Atari newstand publications. Maybe we're all supposed to go away and buy a PC or a Mac now? I'd rather change nappies than platforms - although neither are my idea of fun. My mission is to put the F back into the Atari platform... or something like that! There's a lot of twaddle talked about the Internet but without it this magazine would never have been launched. The Atari Computing Group (A|C|G) has around a dozen members who put their hands in their pockets to finance this launch issue. We've never met as a group in person yet we've created this magazine from the ground up, in a cosy corner of the CIX conferencing system. We're proud of this achievement - so if we nag you to get on-line you'll understand, won't you? Have you experienced decision making by committee? The A|C|G only make decisions once in a blue moon but when we do they're smart ones. First, we elected Brian "Brains" Stanton as treasurer - although we did wait until he was away on holiday! Second we called the magazine "Atari Computing" instead of "They think it's all over" which proves something although I haven't figured out what yet. I know it's a cliche but the future of the magazine is in your hands. With no newstand presence or budget to publicise ourselves we need you to spread the word to other enthusiasts. Got a spare Atari in a cupboard? Why not give it to someone. Most of all we want your completed Survey forms back so we can plan future issues. Should we print more copies? Go quarterly? Add colour? We can't decide - over to you. I hope you enjoy the magazine, ** About the cover ** How did they do that? ** COVER.JPG ** The landscape was commissioned from Phillip C Matthews and took over two days to render at 1020x1440 resolution in 256 greyscale using POV-Ray. The Atari Computing logo was created by Graeme Rutt. The page was assembled by Richard Pope and Joe Connor.
Joe Connor (Editor)
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