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Site Seeing

Jonathan Nott continues his mission to catalogue Atari related web sites...

ICTARI Magazine Support Pages
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http://www.elis.demon.co.uk/ictari/ictari.htm
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ICTARI is a disk-based Atari programming magazine which has now been around for ages. These pages are designed to offer online support. 
The editorial quality and professionalism of the ICTARI magazine is not in doubt but the web pages are relatively short on both content and design. The title page featuring the logo and crude mono image of a sad ST doesn't project the Atari platform as the place to hang out.
Very little use is made of the web's multimedia abilities, apart from the main page and download pages there's not much else to see. Some example articles and background information would be help a lot,
However, the best feature of the pages is the ability to download back issues (there are over ten issues available for download), programming links and mail ordering information.
The ICTARI pages are worth a visit for anyone wanting back issues but it's not the kind of site you'll want to browse for long and as such isn't an effective online companion to the magazine. Maybe we just visited the site on an off day?
Rating: 45%

Senior Dads' World HQ
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http://grelb.src.gla.ac.uk:8000/~mjames/senior/
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The innovative and tongue-in-cheek Falcon demo programmers 'Senior Dads' continue their alternative and unconventional approach to graphic design onto their web site. It's both wild and colourful and suits their image perfectly. The site uses good HTML technique and wasn't knocked up in an idle moment.
There are pages containing details of each group member, with their flattering nicknames such as 'Doddering Git'. There's a download page from which you can hold of their most recent 'Air Dirt' demo and other productions. A must visit site for Atari demo enthusiasts.
Rating: 70%

Toad Computers' ataricentral.com
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http://www.ataricentral.com/
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It's a pleasant surprise to see Toad Computers taking the initiative to support the Atari scene by supporting this website which stands out as a premier source of Atari related information on the internet. This isn't a self serving publicity stunt and shows firm commitment to the Atari community.
The site, setup to mark ten years of service, includes information on the full Atari range of computers, from Portfolio to Jaguar, with comprehensive news pages, message boards, and a links library. The links library allows anyone with Atari related websites to submit their details for inclusion - excellent! A site like this is as welcome as it is overdue and Toad Computers deserve the credit.
Rating: 88%
** Darryl, maybe a website of the month award logo here? **

ACF Design Team's Site
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http://rzserv2.fh-lueneburg.de:8080/
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The German demo coders ACF have created one of the better sites put together by demo crews. The comprehensive links can transport you to almost all the demo crew homepages and even the individual homepages of demo-scene members past and present. Home grown ACF releases have been sluggish in recent years so maybe they've moved onto other things - like maintaining websites?
I was surprised to find info pages for Atari machines, including the VCS consoles and 8-bit series.
ACF productions can be downloaded directly from the site with links to dozens of FTP sites where other ST and Falcon demos are available. If you're interested in Atari demos and coders, this is a must visit site.
Rating: 74%

** Boxout **
** FUJIZONE.GIF here **
All sites reviewed in Site Seeing are catalogued, along with many others, at Fujizone; the central web resource for Atari users maintained by Jonathan Nott.
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http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/fujizone/
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