The Grim Reaper issue 07 January 1993¢-------------------------------------¢¢Issue 07 of TGR is here and what a hard¢time I had getting it completed!¢Firstly I've had a really bad 'flu and¢that led to a really bad ear infection¢and to cap it all, my disk drive thinks¢it would be funny to go a bit dicky at¢times and ALL my power packs for my¢computer are playing up and just¢cutting off the power when they please!¢ Wasn't the latest issue of Page 6 a¢major disappointment? I can still¢remember the days when I would¢literally catch the magazine before it¢plopped onto my carpet and rip off the¢cover to read the delights within. I¢fear those days are gone for good, but¢you must subscribe to Page 6, it is the¢last landmark for wayward Atari¢8-bitters and we would be lost without¢it. Please subscribe to it and let's¢try to make it great again.¢ Major plug here for James Haworth and¢his high-score lists. James has really¢put a lot of hard work into creating¢and compiling these lists and he is not¢getting the response he deserves. If¢anyone has seen the high-scores lists¢then you'll notice it is mostly full of¢high-scores from messrs Chan, Espino¢and the Vesty's. Send James a blank¢disk and a SAE and he'll send you his¢high-score disk. It may just raise¢your interest in those old games as you¢try desperately to beat the present¢high-score! James' address is: 86¢Ashtree Road, Oadby, Leics. LE2 5TD.¢ If you no longer subscribe to Page 6¢then you may not have heard of a new¢disk-mag titled 'FUTURA'. The disk is¢double sided, single density and¢contains programs, articles and the¢like. When first advertised 'FUTURA'¢was free if you sent a SAE, but now I¢think it costs #1.95. It is a good¢disk-mag but one thing I must bring up¢is the PD library the editor runs.¢Putting commercial programs like¢Barkonid and Phantastic Journey into it¢is just not right. Since when did PD¢programs have bad sectors? To order¢the disk-mag send cheques/PO's to:¢S.J.Murray, 71 Walker Road, Torry,¢Aberdeen, AB1 3DL.¢ From this month 'Excel' will only cost¢#2.50 per issue with a six issue¢subscription costing #15. This is a¢wise move from Robert Stuart as he¢knows that people wouldn't be willing¢to pay #4 for a disk-mag when there are¢cheaper alternatives like News-Disk,¢FUTURA, TGR and the up-and-coming¢newsletter and disk from TWAUG.¢ Also from this month we may get a few¢more readers of TGR. I have finally¢decided to send a letter into Page 6¢for their contact section inviting¢people to send me a SAE and one or¢two disks for the latest issues.¢ If, on the main title screen, the font¢gets a bit hard to read then press¢SELECT for normal Atari font.¢¢Happy new year!¢¢John E. (TEBSF)¢
