Micro Mart - Do you buy it?

DDNI · 26 September 2008, 16:38

This is a multiselect poll!

Micro Mart http://www.micromart.co.uk/ is the last readily available High Street print magazine that features the Amiga.

Sven Harvey diligently writes a dedicated half page as both a news resource and an homage to the Amiga.

A few months ago Micro Mart suggested that Amiga Mart may well cease to feature in the magazine. This led to many letters of outrage being sent to the editor. Consequently Amiga Mart was given a reprieve.

My feelings are that we should all endeavour to regularly purchase the magazine (its only £2).
We should write to the editor stating that Amiga Mart deserves a full page.

In addition Micro Mart runs a feature called "readers dives" I suggest that every amigan sends an image of his Amiga setup to the magazine editorial@micromart.co.uk for inclusion in this section...

Can we swamp the magazine and get a mention in next weeks edition!!!??

Lets Go!

musashi5150 · 26 September 2008, 16:52

There needs to be a "No" option

Graham Humphrey · 26 September 2008, 16:52

I only read the Amiga column in WH Smiths every week

Didn't it actually used to be a full page once upon a time or am I just imagining it?

DDNI · 26 September 2008, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by musashi5150

There needs to be a "No" option

No!!!! You must want to know more!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

I only read the Amiga column in WH Smiths every week

Didn't it actually used to be a full page once upon a time or am I just imagining it?

This isnt a library sonny!

I dunno, I was away from the Amiga for about 8 years ish

CongealedWallrs · 26 September 2008, 17:35

Hmm, I voted but the stats look a little dodgy.

50% x 4?

Graham Humphrey · 26 September 2008, 17:47

Only two people have actually voted, it is a multiple choice poll which explains why the stats look a bit weird I think.

chiark · 26 September 2008, 17:52

I bought it for the first time in aaages last week and got a microvitec multisync monitor from the classifieds

Full page Amiga Mart, for sure!

musashi5150 · 26 September 2008, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

Only two people have actually voted, it is a multiple choice poll which explains why the stats look a bit weird I think.

Fix it Graham, fix it! Use your special mod powers to make it single choice... and add a "No" option

lopos2000 · 26 September 2008, 20:07

I'll buy it now and then. It's not a bad magazine for £2.

DamienD · 26 September 2008, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by musashi5150

Fix it Graham, fix it! Use your special mod powers to make it single choice... and add a "No" option

Done and voted for this option

alexh · 26 September 2008, 20:56

I used to buy it religeously when I was an Amiga user in the 90's but it's shite today!

DDNI · 26 September 2008, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Done and voted for this option

gah! if I had wanted a NO option i would have had it there from the start!

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

I used to buy it religeously when I was an Amiga user in the 90's but it's shite today!

Cmon thats very harsh!

alexh · 26 September 2008, 20:59

I dont think so. It's cheaper and easier to find people and hardware online.

It had it's day.

It was the Ebay & Forum & Bittorrent of the 90's

RIP

DDNI · 26 September 2008, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

It was the Ebay & Forum of the 90's

RIP

that is true, however i still find the editorials informative and well written....

Hmm, said the same thing when the wife found my Pr0n stash lol

alexh · 26 September 2008, 21:04

I never read the editorials even back then.

I just browsed through looking for the "Amiga user seeks like minded individual to swap disks for educational purposes. Send lists. No fake stamps"

and towards the end

"Swap A1200 with turbo card & RAM for 486DX66 or SuperMagicom"

DDNI · 26 September 2008, 21:15

Yeah I remember toward the "presumed end of amiga" people disposing of some fierce Amiga rigs for crappy PC gear

alexh · 26 September 2008, 22:04

Being in the position I was in (working in my spare time at Microdirect in Manchester) I could usually buy the PC parts for a fraction of the cost of the Amiga hardware being swapped.

The best swap I ever got (Amiga 4 PC wise) was for four sticks of 64Mbyte SDR SDRAM which had been fished out of the returns bin at work for being incompatible / dud.

I turned up with 40 or more sticks and went through them until we found four that worked with his motherboard. He ran them for a week with no problem and I earned myself a nice A4000D.

They were on sale for about £40 each at the time, so the guy might have thought he'd got a good deal, but even if I had needed to buy them the price was about £10 each to staff. (A year later and EDO was gone and SDRAM RAM prices went through the floor and there was no margin on RAM ever again while I was there)

alexh · 26 September 2008, 22:12

The best person I ever met through Micro Mart was a guy called Mick Hayes (Ayzi) from Nelson. He was a coder for a demo group called Impulse, I dunno if they ever did anything other than put cool menu's on other people's filed demo's but at the time I found it fascinating.

Anyhow he took this kid (who travelled miles and miles each weekend with his dad) under his wing and showed me coding, shared his sizable collection of WaReZ disks and gave me his entire collection of back issues of Amiga Format, which I still have!

I wonder if anyone else remembers Impulse in UK? I never was able to find any of their disks online, or any mention of them.

I think they changed their name to EquinoX (or everyone jumped ship) because half way through my letters (yeah, sad but I kept them all, mainly long lists of 68k asm) their stationary (which was very professional) changed to Equinox (although I guess not the famous european Equinox?), and I also got letters from a guy called "Son" (Chinese?) in Kent who was also a member of this group...

Retro1234 · 27 September 2008, 11:42

Micro Mart stands out above other magazines but they dont cover as much computer building as they use to.Come on MM....

stainy · 28 September 2008, 08:58

I had a nose at the current issue...they also seem to do an Amstrad half page as well

View Poll Results: Micro Mart do you get it?
Micro Mart I get it all the time!	2	10.00%
Micro Mart I buy it now and then!	5	25.00%
Full Page for Amiga Mart now!	8	40.00%
Half Page is enough	0	0%
I am going to send an Amiga Pic now!	1	5.00%
Micro Mart who? Tell me more!	3	15.00%
No	7	35.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

26 September 2008, 16:38	#1
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Micro Mart - Do you buy it? This is a multiselect poll! Micro Mart http://www.micromart.co.uk/ is the last readily available High Street print magazine that features the Amiga. Sven Harvey diligently writes a dedicated half page as both a news resource and an homage to the Amiga. A few months ago Micro Mart suggested that Amiga Mart may well cease to feature in the magazine. This led to many letters of outrage being sent to the editor. Consequently Amiga Mart was given a reprieve. My feelings are that we should all endeavour to regularly purchase the magazine (its only £2). We should write to the editor stating that Amiga Mart deserves a full page. In addition Micro Mart runs a feature called "readers dives" I suggest that every amigan sends an image of his Amiga setup to the magazine editorial@micromart.co.uk for inclusion in this section... Can we swamp the magazine and get a mention in next weeks edition!!!?? Lets Go! Last edited by DDNI; 26 September 2008 at 16:46.

26 September 2008, 20:59	#13
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	I dont think so. It's cheaper and easier to find people and hardware online. It had it's day. It was the Ebay & Forum & Bittorrent of the 90's RIP Last edited by alexh; 26 September 2008 at 21:05.

26 September 2008, 22:12	#18
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	The best person I ever met through Micro Mart was a guy called Mick Hayes (Ayzi) from Nelson. He was a coder for a demo group called Impulse, I dunno if they ever did anything other than put cool menu's on other people's filed demo's but at the time I found it fascinating. Anyhow he took this kid (who travelled miles and miles each weekend with his dad) under his wing and showed me coding, shared his sizable collection of WaReZ disks and gave me his entire collection of back issues of Amiga Format, which I still have! I wonder if anyone else remembers Impulse in UK? I never was able to find any of their disks online, or any mention of them. I think they changed their name to EquinoX (or everyone jumped ship) because half way through my letters (yeah, sad but I kept them all, mainly long lists of 68k asm) their stationary (which was very professional) changed to Equinox (although I guess not the famous european Equinox?), and I also got letters from a guy called "Son" (Chinese?) in Kent who was also a member of this group... Last edited by alexh; 26 September 2008 at 22:29.

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26 September 2008, 16:52	#2
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	There needs to be a "No" option

26 September 2008, 16:52	#3
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26 September 2008, 17:35	#5
CongealedWallrs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SCOTLAND Posts: 70	Hmm, I voted but the stats look a little dodgy. 50% x 4?

26 September 2008, 17:47	#6
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Only two people have actually voted, it is a multiple choice poll which explains why the stats look a bit weird I think.

26 September 2008, 17:52	#7
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	I bought it for the first time in aaages last week and got a microvitec multisync monitor from the classifieds Full page Amiga Mart, for sure!

26 September 2008, 20:07	#9
lopos2000 Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cider is best In The West Posts: 1,238	I'll buy it now and then. It's not a bad magazine for £2.

26 September 2008, 20:56	#11
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	I used to buy it religeously when I was an Amiga user in the 90's but it's shite today!

26 September 2008, 21:04	#15
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	I never read the editorials even back then. I just browsed through looking for the "Amiga user seeks like minded individual to swap disks for educational purposes. Send lists. No fake stamps" and towards the end "Swap A1200 with turbo card & RAM for 486DX66 or SuperMagicom"

26 September 2008, 21:15	#16
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Yeah I remember toward the "presumed end of amiga" people disposing of some fierce Amiga rigs for crappy PC gear

26 September 2008, 22:04	#17
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	Being in the position I was in (working in my spare time at Microdirect in Manchester) I could usually buy the PC parts for a fraction of the cost of the Amiga hardware being swapped. The best swap I ever got (Amiga 4 PC wise) was for four sticks of 64Mbyte SDR SDRAM which had been fished out of the returns bin at work for being incompatible / dud. I turned up with 40 or more sticks and went through them until we found four that worked with his motherboard. He ran them for a week with no problem and I earned myself a nice A4000D. They were on sale for about £40 each at the time, so the guy might have thought he'd got a good deal, but even if I had needed to buy them the price was about £10 each to staff. (A year later and EDO was gone and SDRAM RAM prices went through the floor and there was no margin on RAM ever again while I was there)

27 September 2008, 11:42	#19
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Micro Mart stands out above other magazines but they dont cover as much computer building as they use to.Come on MM....

28 September 2008, 08:58	#20
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	I had a nose at the current issue...they also seem to do an Amstrad half page as well

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