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Publisher: Mike Kerslake 
Editor: Joe Connor 
Art Editor: Darryl Godsmark 
Advertising Sales: Mike Kerslake
Online Editor: Frank Charlton 

A|C|G Team: Brian Stanton, Joe Connor, Al Goold, Andy Wilson, Sandy Thomson, Mike Kerslake, Neil Martin, Denesh Bhabuta, Chris Good, Ian Braby, Martin Milner, Norman Bland. 

Contributors: Xav, Frank Charlton, Joe Connor, Martin Milner, Mark Baines, Ed McGlone, Denesh Bhabuta, Howard Carson, Harry Sideras, Al Goold, Kev Beardsworth, Colin Munro, Neil Jones-Rodway, Norman Bland, Mark Wherry, Colin Fisher-McAllum, Richard Spowart, Chris Holland, Steve Llewellyn, Mike Kerslake, Paul Jones, Roy Goring, Jonathon Nott, Derryck Croker, Danny McAleer, Stefano Tartarotti, Sandy Thomson, Shuiming Lai, Phil Hough, John Summerfield

EDITORIAL/ADVERTISING/GENERAL ENQUIRIES:
All editorial, advertising and general enquiries, along with letters and review material, should be addressed to the following points:

Atari Computing, "Rois Bheinn", Overton Crescent, Johnstone, PA5 8JB, SCOTLAND

Email: ataricomputing@cix.co.uk or NeST:90:100/315.0@nest.ftn

Unfortunately we cannot enter into personal correspondence to answer Atari-related questions - although we will naturally do our best to help you through the Q&A section of the magazine.
It would also be helpful if letters, subscription enquiries and editorial material were on separate sheets within the same envelope. Ideally letters and editorial material should be on disk in ASCII format.

SUBSCRIPTIONS ONLY:
Brian Stanton, 73 Bentinck Drive, TROON, Ayrshire, KA10 6HZ, SCOTLAND.

Atari Computing is published by the Atari Computing Group (A|C|G). 
Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this magazine, neither the publishers nor the A|C|G can be held legally responsible for any errors. The views of contributors are not necessarily those of the editors or publishers.

Atari Computing recognises all copyrights and trademarks. Where possible we have acknowledged the copyright holder. 
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any form of retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, mechanical, electronic or otherwise without the specific written consent of the A|C|G.

All rights reserved including translation into other languages. Copyright 1996-1997 A|C|G

About the cover
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'Ciber' was created using Adobe Photoshop by Stefano Tartarotti. The 'electronic' grid was manually drawn on a green background. Next a sequence of white 1's and 0's was added on a separate transparent layer with a low coefficient of opacity. The levels were merged and several 'noise' filters applied to soften the edges and create an illusion of depth. The figure was manually pasted up, scanned in, then merged into position with the finishing touches being made using the filter, blur and airbrush tools.

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** Intro column / 181 words **
** JOE.JPG here - not the stripey T shirt one again please! **
Showtime!

We've worked really hard to get this issue out in advance of the Spring UK Atari Shows to give you plenty of time to make arrangements to attend. After reading the list of exhibitors, show specials and products planned for launch I can't wait and I'm sure after reading through this issue you'll feel the same way!

The remarkably upbeat nature of the UK Atari shows last summer including the launch of Atari Computing seems to have revitalised the Atari market at a realistic and sustainable level and these shows provide us with an opportunity to prove it.
Do take time out to visit the Atari Computing stand and introduce yourselves - if you've written an article or programmed a masterpiece why not bring it along and show us, we're actively seeking contributors and new projects to support.

The 'Shock tactics' we employed on the cover last issue seemed to have worked - our treasurer Brian Stanton reports most renewals are six issue subscriptions with disk.

Finally I'd like to wish fellow A|C|G member and friend 'Danny' Denesh Bhabuta and Melanie, who got married at the end of March, all the best for the future - I expect his copy will be even later than usual from now on!
Regards

Joe Connor