- Atari User
:"This article is about the original "Atari User". For "New Atari User" magazine, see "
Page 6 (computer magazine) ". For Atari User's ST-based spin-off, see "Atari ST User ".""Atari User" was a British
computer magazine aimed at users ofAtari home computer s, and published by Database Publications (later known as Europress) between1985 and1988 ."Atari User" was a general-interest computer magazine, containing games reviews as well as
type-in program s, tutorials and hardware projects. As with Database's other publications, its appearance was somewhat conservative in comparison with its more games-oriented contemporaries, such as "Computer and Video Games (C&VG)". The editorial style was equally restrained, and arguably lacking in personality.__NOTOC__Support
Early editions primarily focused on the Atari 8-bit computers (400/800/XL/XE) and the newly-launched
16-bit ST range (although they included news of other Atari products such as the relaunched 2600 and 7800 consoles).As the popularity of the ST increased, it was given its own pull-out section called
Atari ST User . From the April1987 issue onwards, "Atari ST User" was spun off as a magazine in its own right and went on to outlive its parent by a number of years.Following the split, "Atari User" was almost entirely oriented towards the 8-bit computers (with brief 2600 coverage). Until late 1987, when "Page 6" magazine became available on
newsstand s, "Atari User" was the only British magazine with dedicated (or even significant) support for the 8-bit Ataris to be sold in shops.Demise
Following publication of the final issue in November
1988 , Database sold the 'Atari User' name (but not 'Atari ST User') to the publishers of "Page 6" magazine, an independent rival. "Page 6" was briefly renamed "Page 6 Atari User", before settling on "New Atari User". Despite the name, "New Atari User" was to all intents and purposes the same magazine as "Page 6"; it had virtually no editorial continuity with the old "Atari User".ee also
*"ANTIC"
*"ANALOG Computing"
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