Magazine cover disk downloads - where?

[KLund1]

Is there any place to download Atari magazine cover disks? Like Start, ST-Log, Computer, etc

I looked though my download links ans could not find any. Atarimania has all the Mags PDF but no disks that came with the mags.

I know it must be out there, but where?

Thanks

[galax]

Lots of coverdisks here including Start: http://www.planetemu.net/roms/atari-st-coverdisks

UK magazines: http://www.zhell.co.uk/magdisks.html

 

ST-Log seems to be harder, a few people were looking for them and collecting them but they either never found or they never shared them.

[exxosuk]

There is some on my site, but not many. http://www.exxoshost.co.uk/atari/mag_index.htm

[ataricrypt]

Atari ST Review cover disks are some of the best, so check out chillichai.com listed here?

HTH, Steve

[KLund1]

Great !!!

Thanks Just what I needed!!

[KLund1]

Sorry, back again,

I could not find START Vol 2, No. 3

Anyone have this one?

And they only have 2 ST-Log cover disks, Where to look for for more

Thanks

[galax]

I think you may be bumping into the limit of what has been tracked down and preserved. The disks are probably out there somewhere in a basement or garage, hopefully someone will find them and rip them at some point.

 

For ST-Log try messaging or emailing Allan Higgins as he was looking for them a few years ago:

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/158143-st-log-subscribers-send-in-your-disks/

http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=18733

 

In this thread someone claimed to have found ST Log 32, 33, 35, and 36 - not sure if they ever sent them in to him:

 

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.atari.st/TaEVNkK5bZs

 

If you do track them down, please share to preserve them

[kodak80]

Sorry, back again,

I could not find START Vol 2, No. 3

Anyone have this one?

And they only have 2 ST-Log cover disks, Where to look for for more

Thanks

This looks like the disk you are after...although the README.TXT inside looks like it references Vol 1, No 3.

http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/start/V2N3.MSA

Edited March 12, 2016 by kodak80

[TheNameOfTheGame]

Looked through a pile of disks I had..these are the cover disks I found:

 

Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 1 Issue 1

Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 1 Issue 3

Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 3 Issue 5

Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 5 Issue 7

Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 6 Issue 8

Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 3 No. 2 Issue 10

 

ST Log Issue #21

ST Log Issue #33

 

Start Issue #2

Start Vol. 2 Num. 2

Start Vol. 2 Num. 3

Start Special Issue #3 Vol.2 Num. 6

Start Vol. 3 Num. 2

Start Vol. 3 Num. 3

Start Vol. 3 Num. 4

Start Vol. 3 Num. 5

Start Vol. 4 Num. 7

Start Vol. 4 Num. 8

Start Vol. 4 Num. 9

 

Are of these needed? I can image them (provided they are still good).

[galax]

Looked through a pile of disks I had..these are the cover disks I found:

 

[...]

 

Are of these needed? I can image them (provided they are still good).

 

I can't see these archived anywhere, some of them might be in forum posts but it would be great if you could preserve them:

• Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 1 Issue 1
• Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 1 Issue 3
• Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 3 Issue 5
• Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 5 Issue 7
• Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 2 No. 6 Issue 8
• Compute's Atari ST Disk Vol. 3 No. 2 Issue 10
• ST Log Issue #21
• ST Log Issue #33
• Start Vol. 2 Num. 2
• Start Vol. 2 Num. 3 (existing file seems to be wrong in the archive)
• Start Special Issue #3 Vol.2 Num. 6

If you have the time you could just rip them all- they are all rare enough that it doesn't hurt to have another copy, in case the other one is found to be corrupted etc.

[TheNameOfTheGame]

Yes, I imaged them with FloImg yesterday and tested with Steem. They all read in fine, no errors.

 

Here are the ones you listed.

 

Cover Disks.zip

 

 

[venom4728a]

If I ever get more into the ST side, I have several thousand ST floppies, I picked in a LOT purchase. I need to go through them and figure out what I have.

[galax]

Smonson over at Atari-forum noticed that most STart coverdisks have been archived as single sided. This is a problem as they switched to a dual SS/DS format in November 1989, and the data on Side 2 of these disks has been lost: http://atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=29634

 

All archives that I could find are missing Side 2 from most disks, including TOSEC, http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html and

http://www.planetemu.net/roms/atari-st-coverdisks

 

If anyone still has these November 1989 (Vol 4 Number 4) to 1991 coverdisks it would be great to try to save a double sided copy of them, or at least extract the information on them and save that.