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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-
Contact:
John Jainschigg 718-545-2900 GEnie: EXPLORER CIS:76704,1616
Ron Kovacs 908-968-2024 GEnie: Z-NET CIS:75300,1642
Bob Brodie 408-745-2052 GEnie: BOB-BRODIE CIS:70007,3240
April 24, 1992 - Atari Explorer Announces New Online Magazine!
Sunnyvale, CA.- Atari Corporation and Rovac Industries are proud to
announce a brand new online magazine for the Atari Community: Atari
Explorer Online. Atari Explorer Magazine, the Official Atari Journal,
is now extending its coverage of all things Atari to the online scene,
as well. The first issue of the Explorer Online is set for May 1, 1992,
and the magazine will appear biweekly, thereafter.
"Explorer Online will team up some of the finest journalists in
the Atari Community!" said John Jainschigg, Publisher. "We're excited
to be able to offer such a quality product to our many customers. The
goal of Explorer Online will be to serve the needs of all Atari
users: Portfolio, Lynx, ST/TT, and 8 bit. All of Explorer's regular
contributors will be represented in Explorer Online: from music experts
like Craig Anderton, to Portfolio Wizards like BJ Gleason. And we are
actively soliciting contributions, both to the online magazine, and to
our regular, bimonthly print edition. We want to make Explorer Online
a solid resource for the whole Atari community."
Atari has teamed up with Ron Kovacs, publisher of the Z*Net Newswire
and Z*Net Online Magazines, to produce Atari Explorer Online. "When
we decided that we wanted to do an online magazine, it just didn't
make sense to completely re-invent the wheel," stated Bob Brodie, Atari's
Director of Communications. "In the online Atari community, Z*Net has
set the standard for quality and accurate reporting, and it only made
sense to invite them to participate in this new venture. Ron Kovacs and
John Nagy are among the finest, most dedicated journalists on the Atari
scene today. The entire Z*Net staff will be part of the new team at
Atari Explorer Online. We're very excited that they have chosen to join
us in making Explorer Online the best it can be."
The start of Atari Explorer Online also signals the end of the Z*Net
Online magazine for the Atari ST Community. Current plans call for
Kovacs' firm, Rovac Industries, to continue to publish their popular
Z*Net PC, and Z*Magazine publications. "While there is a certain
sense of loss with Z*Net discontinuing, we're very excited that Atari
has invited us to be a part of this exciting new venture" said Ron Kovacs,
Editor-in-Chief of Atari Explorer Online. "Atari Explorer is one of
the finest magazines on the market, and it's very flattering to our
efforts that Atari has chosen us to help them with their online
magazine."
"When Explorer Publisher John Jainschigg came to me with an idea for
a new online magazine, there was no question that we were going to
need some outside help. And it was an easy choice to decide where
that help should come from. Week in, week out, Z*Net has provided
the latest news to the Atari Community for years. Indeed, Z*Net has
experienced growth over the years. They have the experience in
launching new online publications, like the original ST-Report,
ST*ZMagazine, and Z*Net PC. Additionally Z*Net's Atari News Service
has appeared in print publications world-wide including: STart
Magazine, ST-World Magazine, ST-Informer, ST-Journal, ST-Express,
AtariUser, Current Notes, and Germany's PD Journal now Atari Journal.
It really just made sense from every side that we considered to ask
them to be involved," stated Brodie."
AEO will be distributed worldwide on major information services and
networks. Atari Explorer Online will carry up-to-the-minute reports on
hot topics in the Atari market: from trade shows to new product
announcements. Explorer Online will give you the facts you need to make
the most of your Atari investment. Utilities and Atari PD releases, new
product demos, product and dealer databases, and other interactive
offerings will round out the publication, making Atari Explorer Online
the best in online journalism today!!
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