MyAtari Survey Feedback

Name: Paolo

Favourite issue: 33, June 2003
Why: Excellent JagFest reports

Favourite article: Issue 33 - JagFest UK 2003
Why: Great report, and it is difficult to recall all the great reviews and articles in the back issues.

Favourite review: Issue 28 - Reservoir Gods
Why: Good to see people programming Atari.

Birthday message: Keep going.

Like most: It is a real serious and wide spectrum Atari only magazine. It should be glossy printed and every other computer specific magazine would pale.

Like least: Sometimes it is not on time but I think I can live with this. Sometimes the closed latest issue is not online well it is but for a couple of hours.

Like topics: Promoting and reviewing standard applications for every body to understand that it can be used in everyday job as well.

MyAtari replies
Many readers have suggested or asked for a printed version of MyAtari, or maybe a special edition containing the "best of" articles. The reality is that it's a lot of extra work which we don't have time (or money!) to do. We hope everyone can enjoy what we manage to produce. The best way for people to see the magazine "on time" is to help! At the last count there were almost 800 subscribers on the mailing list, we imagine there are many more who simply haven't bothered to subscribe but still read the magazine. That's a lot of Atari fans and a lot of potential contributors!

happy birthday for the best atari online magazine:-)

bee bee, France

MyAtari replies
Merci beaucoup!

Name: Christian

Favourite issue: 27, January 2003
Why: Because I had birthday there.

Favourite article: Issue 32 - Atari Logo Evolution
Why: Very interesting to look at.

Favourite review: Issue 29 - ScatBox
Why: So good that I just bought it.

Birthday message: Stay cool, stay Atari.

Like most: Very nice website, downloadable issues and it's free.

Like least: The site doesn't work on my Falcon with CAB... maybe you can make an extra atari compatible version

Like topics: More games... sure depends on the szene... competitions and stay like you are.

MyAtari replies
Thanks for your feedback. This is the first time we've heard of MyAtari not working on CAB. Every month we test the completed issue in CAB 2.7 on a Falcon, so we know it works, please make sure your version is up to date. The current format of MyAtari gives us the best balance of compatibility, file size and page layout control we want to achieve, it wouldn't be practical to make several different versions. We've actually gone to great lengths to make sure MyAtari works on Ataris (CAB being the reference point), that is why the page fits on a 640 pixel wide screen without any horizontal scrolling.

Name: Mark Bedingfield

Favourite issue: 30, April 2003
Why: Interesting techy stuff.

Favourite article: Issue 34 - Aighternet Party
Why: There are no coding or hacking conventions in Aussie. It is cool to read about them.

Favourite review: Issue 29 - ScatBox
Why: More interesting techy stuff.

Birthday message: MyAtari is getting better and better, I hang for more news reviews and articles. Keep it up.

Like most: It is informative yet, entertaining.

Like least: Would be nice to download in PDF.

Like topics: More Techy Stuff.

MyAtari replies
G'day mate. Do we detect a certain bias in your interests?! As for the PDF suggestion, it would be nice, but MyAtari was designed for the web first and foremost. PDF allows for a far higher page layout precision and graphic resolution, but we don't have the resources to produce it at that level, certainly not every month. It would require full-time professional DTP skills, and the file sizes would be much larger, too. No conventions Down Under? Do something about it! Even if it starts off small, you have to start somewhere. Take ideas from what you read in MyAtari, take photos and write reports, then we'll publish them and help spread the word. There must be so many people thinking the same thing, they have ideas but think they're the only ones interested. Get together and great things will happen!

Name: Uncle Harry

Favourite issue: 25, November 2002
Why: This issue has a great mix of feature subjects (software, hardware, event and report) and a big bunch of reviews.

Favourite article: Issue 29 - Atari Day in the Netherlands
Why: I appreciate the organization work and the idea of this event. The photos show the mood and spirit of this Atari meeting, really enthusiastic.

Favourite review: Issue 28 - Lords of Chaos
Why: All important aspects reviewed for the potential game player. Good text work, clear pictures.

Birthday message: Thank you for the very good work to the editors, for the helpful support to the team members, for the great articles of the contributors and the loyalty of the readers in the last three years. Happy Birthday!

Like most: The wonderful web site design/layout, the conceptual continuity and the people.

Like least: There is only one issue per month.

Like topics: What I would like MyAtari to cover in future issues: There could be something like an 8-bit corner from time to time if articles are available or even in a certain sequence, like every quarter. This basic idea is also applicable for other subjects: emulation resort, hardware workbench, Jag-Zoo...

MyAtari replies
Hallo Uncle Harry! Thank you for your great support on the magazine. Due to its entirely voluntary nature, usually we have to publish whatever comes, although the team has been helpful and managed to produce specific articles when requested. We already have some semi-regular features but we realize everyone is busy and only contributes out of generosity. Without that, there would be no magazine. Watch out for future issues, there are many more nice things planned!

MyAtari magazine - Feature #2, November 2003