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- From: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com (Ross Erickson)
- Subject: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! Game Bytes Survey
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.035519.23414@b11.b11.ingr.com>
- Keywords: game bytes magazine
- Sender: usenet@b11.b11.ingr.com (Usenet Network)
- Reply-To: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com
- Organization: Intergraph Corporation
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 03:55:19 GMT
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- Game Bytes is trying to get a grasp on the number of readers 'out
- there' who regularly read Game Bytes, and a little about their
- demographics and patterns.
-
- If you have read Game Bytes before at any point in time, would you
- please fill out this form and email it to me? It would go a long
- way to helping us get some valid data on how wide-spread our
- readership has gotten.
-
- Please email to: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com
-
- Thanks for reading Game Bytes.
-
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-
- Age: __ less than 18
-
- __ 18-25
-
- __ 26-35
-
- __ 36-45
-
- __ 46-55
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- __ over 56
-
-
- Occupation: __ Student
-
- __ Computer Professional
-
- __ Teacher
-
- __ Medical Professional
-
- __ Business Professional (Marketing, Sales, Admin.)
-
- __ Other __________________________________________
-
-
-
- Game Playing Patterns:
-
- How often do you play games on your system?
-
- __ less than 5 hours per week
-
- __ 5-10 hours per week
-
- __ 11-20 hours per week
-
- __ 21-30 hours per week
-
- __ over 30 hours per week
-
-
- How many games have you purchased in the past:
-
- __ month
-
- __ 6 months
-
- __ year
-
-
-
- What gaming systems do you have or have access to:
-
- __ MS-DOS/OS/2-based PC
-
- __ 286 __ MHz
-
- __ 386sx __ MHz
-
- __ 386DX __ MHz
-
- __ 486DX __ HMz
-
- __ 486DX2 __ MHz
-
- __ Macintosh _____________________ type
-
- __ Amiga ___________________ type
-
- __ Other computer ____________________ type
-
- __ Nintendo (NES - 8-bit)
-
- __ Super Nintendo
-
- __ Sega Genesis - __ SEGA CD-ROM
-
- __ Other console ___________________________ type
-
- __ Hand-held portable _______________________________ type
-
-
-
-
- How often do you use electronic networks such as Internet, Compuserve,
- America On-Line, BBS systems, etc., for gaming information and news?
-
- __ VERY often (more than once a day)
-
- __ Often ______________________________ frequency
-
- __ Sometimes ________________________________ frequency
-
- __ Only occasionaly ________________________________ frequency
-
- __ Rarely __________________________________________ frequency
-
-
-
- Having read a few issues of Game Bytes, would you:
-
- __ Actively seek out more and future issues to read
-
- __ Occasionaly read a new issue
-
- __ Never read an issue again
-
-
-
- What's the biggest obstacle to you finding and reading Game Bytes?
-
- __ No FTP access or other capacity to download each issue
- (availability)
-
- __ No access to a PC to view/read it.
-
- __ Limited value
-
- __ Poor writing
-
- __ Requirements too high
-
- __ Other ______________________________________________________
-
-
-
- What's the best feature you enjoy about Game Bytes?
-
- __ Screen shots included
-
- __ Timely and well-written reviews
-
- __ Variety of articles
-
- __ Previews of new games
-
- __ Rumors/News
-
- __ It's free
-
- __ Other _______________________________________________________
-
-
-
- What would you like changed about Game Bytes?
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
-
-
-
- Would advertisements in Game Bytes affect your decision to read it?
-
- __ yes
-
- __ no
-
- __ don't know
-
-
- Would you be interested in paying to have Game Bytes mailed to you
- each month on a diskette(s)?
-
- __ yes
-
- How much would you be willing to pay per issue for this service?
-
- __ $3.00/issue
-
- __ $4.00/issue
-
- __ $5.00/issue
-
- Other ________________________________________
-
-
- __ no
-
-
-
- Would a hard-copy version of Game Bytes be of value to you?
-
- __ Yes
-
- How much would you be willing to pay per issue to have it mailed
- to you?
-
- __ $3.00/issue
-
- __ $4.00/issue
-
- __ $5.00/issue
-
- Other ________________________________________`
-
- __ No
-
-
- Thanks for taking the time to fill this out for us. It will help us
- tremendously as we try to judge correctly how we improve and enhance
- Game Bytes.
-
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