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Frequency | Bimonthly |
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Publisher | ABC Publishing (1986–1988) |
First issue | October 1986 |
Final issue | June/July 1988 |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York City |
ISSN | 0888-8442 |
Compute!'s Atari ST Disk & Magazine (ISSN 0888-8442), often stylized as COMPUTE!'s Atari ST, was an American home computer magazine that was published from 1986 to 1988 focusing on users of the Atari ST line of computers[1]. The magazine was an Atari ST-only daughter magazine of the computer hobbyist magazine Compute! [2]. The premier issue made its debut in October 1986 with a retail price of $12.95.[3]
The magazine featured standard articles and step by step tutorials along with an accompanying 3½ inch floppy disk that included a range of programs from applications to games and utilities including (in some issues) a “Special Bonus” program like a complete Atari Users' Group list[4].
COMPUTE!’s Atari ST Disk & Magazine was the first magazine in the history of the publishing industry to go into national distribution as an integral magazine/disk product. [5]
Monthly features & columns that appeared in every issue during COMPUTE!’s Atari ST’s print run included:
- The Editor’s Page
- The Ear: News, rumors, and gossip heard around the ST community
- ST News & Notes
- Readers’ Feedback
- New Products
- Reviews
The last issue of COMPUTE’s Atari ST Disk & Magazine published was the June/July 1988 issue[6].
Notable Programs Featured In The Disk
[edit]- Laser Chess by Mike Duppong (First Prize in COMPUTE!’s Atari ST Disk & Magazine’s $10,000 ST Programming Contest) [7]
- Art-ST by Robert M. Birmingham (Second Prize in COMPUTE!’s Atari ST Disk & Magazine’s $10,000 ST Programming Contest) [8]
- 3-D Edit by Mike Kerekes (Honorable Mention in COMPUTE!’s Atari ST Disk & Magazine’s $10,000 ST Programming Contest) [9]
- STates & Capitals by Robert P. Dolan (an updated Atari ST version of States & Capitals originally released for the Atari 400/800 computers)[10]
Staff
[edit]Publisher
- James A. Casella
Editors of the magazine included:
- Robert C. Lock
- Tom R. Halfhill
- Todd Heimarck
Senior Editor:
- Richard Mansfield
Managing Editor:
- Kathleen Martinek
Executive Editor:
- Selby Bateman
Features Editor:
- Keith Ferrell
Columnists:
- Shelby Bateman
- McKendre Haynes
- Sheldon Leemon
- Arlan R. Levitan
- Joseph Kutz
- Philip I. Nelson
Reviews:
- Rhett Anderson
- Selby Batman
- Thomas M. Castle
- Andy Eddy
- David Florance
- Tom R. Halfhill
- Todd Heimarck
- David Hensley Jr.
- Arthur Leyenberger
- James W. Maki
- Richard Mansfield
- George Miller
- Philip I. Nelson
- David Plotkin
- Neil Randall
- Tony Roberts
References
[edit]- ^ "ISSN Portal Record: Compute!'s Atari ST disk & magazine)". ISSN Portal.
- ^ "Compute's Atari ST Disk and Magazine by Compute Magazine)". Internet Archive.
- ^ "Premier Issue COMPUTE!'s Atari ST Disk & Magazine $12.95 (October 1986, Issue 1, Volume 1, Number 1, Cover Page)" (PDF). Compute!'s Atari ST.
- ^ "Compute's Atari ST)". Compute!'s Atari ST.
- ^ "The Editor's View: A Major First, Robert C. Lock, Editor in Cheif (October 1986, Issue 1, Volume 1, Number 1, Page 3)" (PDF). Compute!'s Atari ST.
- ^ "COMPUTE's Atari ST DISK & MAGAZINE (June/July 1988)" (PDF). COMPUTE’s Atari ST.
- ^ "Laser Chess (April 1987, Issue 4, Volume 2, Number 2, page 4)" (PDF). Compute!'s Atari ST.
- ^ "Art-ST: Second Prize Contes Winner (August 1987, Issue 6, Volume 2, Number 4, page 4)" (PDF). Compute!'s Atari ST.
- ^ "3-D Edit: Honorable Mention Contest Winner (October 1987, Issue 7, Volume 2, Number 5, page 7)" (PDF). Compute!'s Atari ST.
- ^ "STates & Capitals (October 1987, Issue 7, Volume 2, Number 5, page 27)" (PDF). Compute!'s Atari ST.