Date   : Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:18:45 +0000 (GMT)
From   : BBCmail <BBCmail@...>
Subject: Re: Kortink's New Project & Demise of The Micro User (was RE: The importance of GoMMC)

In article <20050131180611.RRQZ9818.aamta03-winn.mailhost.ntl.com@...>,
   Peter Edwards <samwise@...> wrote:
> > From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of
> John Kortink


> The Micro User was relaunched as Acorn Computing in October 1992, before
> eventually turning off the lights in March 1995, taking the likes of Mike
> "Body Building" Cook and The Mad Hatter with it.

> Acorn User is a different magazine, also launched circa 1982, which outlived
> Acorn Computing and was still around as recently as last year - having fused
> partially with Acorn Publisher - under the name Qercus and published by
> Finnybank Ltd [http://www.finnybank.com/].  I'm not involved in the Acorn
> RISC OS scene myself so I can't be sure, but I haven't seen anything from
> them in the last year, though, which seems to imply they too may have run
> into difficulties.

Issues of Qercus have been somewhat erratic of late but the editor is
still seems determined to continue. They are apparently desperate for
articles if anyone has anything they think would be suitable.

Regards
Ian K