STart Magazine
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STart Magazine was a spin-off computer magazine started by ANTIC
magazine. Unlike ANTIC, STart focused on Atari
's new ST
computer line. The magazine lasted 42 issues, from 1986 to 1991, actually outliving its parent. It originally started from Atari ST
specific sections in ANTIC magazine, later becoming a separate monthly publication in 1986. Each issue included a 3.5-inch cover disk
.
Its main rivals were ST-Log, which spun out of A.N.A.L.O.G.
magazine, and Compute!
's ST Magazine. Both of these also included a cover disk, and STart outlived both of them.
ANTIC (magazine)
Antic was the name of a home computer magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit computer line . Its ISSN is 0113-1141. It took its name from the ANTIC chip, which produced the Atari line's graphics. The first issue was published in April 1982. While it began as a bimonthly magazine, within a year it had...
magazine. Unlike ANTIC, STart focused on Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
's new ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
computer line. The magazine lasted 42 issues, from 1986 to 1991, actually outliving its parent. It originally started from Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
specific sections in ANTIC magazine, later becoming a separate monthly publication in 1986. Each issue included a 3.5-inch cover disk
Covermount
Covermount is the name given to storage media or other products packaged as part of a magazine or newspaper...
.
Its main rivals were ST-Log, which spun out of A.N.A.L.O.G.
A.N.A.L.O.G.
A.N.A.L.O.G. was an American computer magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit home computer line. It was known for its "advanced" programs in comparison to most type-in magazines of the era, especially its main rival, ANTIC, another long-lived magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit line...
magazine, and Compute!
COMPUTE!
Compute! was an American computer magazine that was published from 1979 to 1994, though it can trace its origin to 1978 in Len Lindsay's PET Gazette, one of the first magazines for the Commodore PET computer. In its 1980s heyday Compute! covered all major platforms, and several single-platform...
's ST Magazine. Both of these also included a cover disk, and STart outlived both of them.
See also
- Atari ST UserAtari ST UserAtari ST User was a British computer magazine aimed at users of the Atari ST range. It started life as a pull-out section in Atari User magazine...
—A British Atari ST magazine - Page 6Page 6Page 6 was an independent British publication aimed at users of Atari home computers. It was published between 1982 and 1998...
—Long-running Atari magazine for 8-bit and ST machines
External links
- STart Magazine archive—At the Classic Computer Magazine Archive