** Editorial intro column / 300 words **
Happy Birthday
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Most of this issue was edited on holiday in Portugal. I managed to smuggle my Mac Powerbook past my wife and into my hand luggage loaded with a copy of MagiCMac and Everest. With nothing to do except drink beer, Sangria and eat fish while watching the kids play there was plenty of time for recreational activities!

Atari Computing is a year old already and, as promised, we've delivered you six issues and most of you have stuck with us for which I'd like to thank you all.
We're often asked how long we can keep going and I always reply it's up to you and there's plenty of ways to make a difference. On a daily basis being online is the best way - a quick glance in the Q&A pages should tell you that's where the real action is. We're even negotiated a special deal from CIX to tempt you so there's never been a better time to take the plunge...
Nothing beats User Group meetings for sorting out problems so why not get involved - all you have to do is turn up and if you want to start a new group there's plenty of help available. Our User Group section is standing by offering free publicity...
My favourite way of keeping my enthusiasm going is attending shows - but it only works if enough of you come along! A lot of effort goes into organising shows so do make the effort to come along and support all the hard work put in by Mike Goodman and the exhibitors. Take a look at our Show diary feature then pick up the phone and order your tickets for the October shows, see you there?

Joe Connor