Cricket Maths, custom characters and more in PAGE 6 ISSUE 3!
18Inspired by @FunFactorPod's recent launch, I decided to return to the world of classic computer magazines, picking up where we left off with issue 3 (May/June 1983) of PAGE 6 magazine. For those new to the channel, this was the UK's first dedicated Atari magazine, which began life as a club newsletter and soon got grand ambitions to be a nationwide magazine. It lasted until 1998, with a decent stint on actual newsstands midway through its run.
This issue is from its early subscription-only days, when it was still finding its feet, looking for regular contributors and working as part of the Birmingham User Group, or BUG. We take a look at the news, reviews and type-in listings from this early issue of what would become the longest-running Atari computer magazine in the world!
0:00 Welcome
1:39 Opening ad pages and contents
5:46 Editorial - Where are the Programmers?
10:05 Calendar type-in listing
11:25 News - disk drives, books and magazines
14:25 Input - letters page
20:30 Cricket Maths
22:37 Arcade Action - Defender, Gorf, Galaxian
29:28 Character redefinition
32:22 Character Generation Utility
33:50 Graphics demos - ovals and rectangles
37:05 Keyboard Techniques
40:20 Character Designer
40:44 Floyd of the Jungle by Sid Meier
44:04 Chopper Rescue by Sid Meier
45:54 Raidus
47:50 Hellcat Ace
48:59 Legionnaire by Chris Crawford
52:33 Master Directory and First Steps
56:15 B.U.G. Club Call
59:56 Up, Up and Away
1:00:39 Callisto Computers and closing thoughts
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