Atari in the USA 2002

Del McCool arrives on board the MyAtari train

I felt since this magazine is on-line and very international in flavor I would try and cover events and happenings from the birthplace (USA) of our favorite computer and video gaming system. This magazine is a great way to communicate to Atari users all over the world, and a place to get information, and can be an information supplement to user groups and chat lines.

The one thing I have always enjoyed about Atari users is no matter where they live, they put their love for Atari ahead of any regional differences. The internet, the world's true melting pot, has helped keep all Atari users connected. This being said, a person in Germany might be sending data files to a new friend in the UK or the US, while a person in New Zealand may be chatting on-line about Atari with someone in the Netherlands. In the 1990s Atari was by far stronger in Europe than the US, and still has a well known core group in Europe.

This month I want to point out that there are several Atari web sites, covering everything like Atari History, hardware, software, upgrades and general Atari information. I really enjoy the ones that have new hardware devices, like adding an IDE hard drive to your 520ST or your 130XE. Things that Ataris weren't built to do back in the 1980s. Each month I'd like to cover these different Atari "add-ons" that are out there around the world, or unique ways the Atari is still being used in a world full of Windows PCs and Macintosh systems. Please send me links and data to these special things that are out there, so all Atari users can see them.

There is also an Atari Euro chat line that meets twice a week. Log on and join the other users. The topics cover anything Atari related. Look forward to seeing you on the chat line and in next month's issue.
 

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MyAtari magazine - Feature #8, May 2002