¢ISSUE 21 INTRODUCTION¢¢ Hiya! It's been a while. After what has so far proved to be an incredibly busy 1997 I have finally managed to put together another new issue of Futura.¢¢ Over the past few weeks much soul searching has gone on over the keyboard of my 130XE. My work and other commitments now keep me away from my computer desk for long periods of time. I can no longer devote 50+ hours of work to each new issue.¢¢ It is therefore with much regret that I have decided to make this the final issue of Futura, the NOSAUG Newsletter.¢¢ Looking back over the past six years I feel I have done my part in keeping the Atari 8-bit on track for the 21st Century. I have done what I set out to do and now it is time to take a back seat.¢¢ I am going to return to the simple pleasures of Atari 8-bit computing and dig out the software titles I have collected in recent years, some of which have never made it out of the box! Just the occasional hour here and there will make the experience special again.¢¢ I will always be around on the 8-bit scene but now it is time for someone else to take up the challenge. Hopefully, one of you will decide to start up your own newsletter. Go for it!¢¢ I would like to lead into this issue by saying THANK-YOU to everyone for your support and encouragement over the years. Many of you have been there since the early issues. It is you the Futurians who have made it such a pleasure for me to produce each issue of Futura! Atari 8-bitters are indeed a special breed. We always have been and always will be. I hope to stay in contact with many of you as we continue onwards with the world's greatest computer system.¢¢Enjoy issue 21!¢¢Stu.¢
