ST•News

The Archive Alive

I'll admit something that still saddens me - I was never a fan of ST News back in the day. I can’t quite explain why. Maybe I was too busy playing games to bother, or maybe it just didn't click with me at the time. Either way, I genuinely have no idea why I was so stupid then. Hang on, I still am. Never mind...

Running from 1986 through to 1996, ST News grew into one of the most respected diskmags. Spearheaded by Richard Karsmakers, with major contributions from Stefan Posthuma and many others, it blended articles, reviews, tips, programming insight, and scene coverage with music, graphics, and slick interfaces. What stands out today is the quality and range of its content. From casual, everyday topics to deep technical discussions, ST News captured the full spectrum of the Atari ST scene (usually with a scroller to read, too!)

Today, the ST News website provides a surreal archive of every issue. Whether you read them online or download them for real hardware or emulation, it's a fascinating journey through the most active period of our history. What started out as a modest text file evolved into one of the most iconic diskmags, and even today, it's a joy to explore. If you have never given ST News a proper look, now is the perfect opportunity.

Check it out sometime and relive the days when everything was better...

• Best on a real computer, but you can still read each issue on their excellent website!
• Check this out: the 42nd anniversary issue sounds like it's going to be rather special.
• Richard was interviewed in Undercover Magascene (a superb diskmag!!)
• Check out even more in Other STuff out there. :-)