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START Reader Survey
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1 How many people read your copy of START magazine? __
2 I [] do [] don't subscribe to START.
3 If you don't subscribe, why?
[] price [] I want non-disk version
[] easy to buy from my local retailer
[] prefer to see contents before buying
4 I [] would [] wouldn't buy a non-disk subscription.
5 I am [] male [] female.
6 I am [] under 20 [] 20-25.
[] 26-35 [] 36-40 [] 41-50
[] 51-60 [] over 60 years old.
7 I earn
[] $0-19,999
[] $20.000-29,999 [] $30,000-39,999
[] $40,000-49,999 [] over $50,000
8 I [] belong [] don't belong to a user group.
9 I have an account on the following BBSs
[] BIX [] CompuServe [] GEnie
[] other. Which?__________________
10 I use my ST for [] business
[] personal use.
11 How many people use your ST?___
12 I own a [] 520ST [] 1040ST
[] Mega ST
with [] 512K [] 1M [] 2M
[] 4M of memory and [] TOS 1.4
13 How many disk drives do you own?
___single ___double
14 How many monitors do you own?
___ color ___ monochrome
15 I now own or will buy:
own will buy
[] [] a dot-matrix
printer
[] [] an
Atari laser printer
[] [] a
modem
[] [] a
fixed hard drive
[] [] a
removable hard drive
[] [] a
tape backup
[] [] a
Mac emulator
[] [] a
PC emulator
[] [] MIDI
equipment
[] [] a
memory upgrade
[] []
another ST
[] []
a TT
[] []
anSTE
[] []
a Stacy
[] []
a Portfolio
[] []
a non-Atari computer
[] []
a CD player
[] []
aVCR
16 Please list, from most frequent (1) to least frequent (14), the things
for which you use your ST.
__computer-aided design
__databases
__desktop publishing
__drawing/graphics
__education
__games
__ home finance
__Mac/PC emulation
__music/MIDI
__programming
__ spreadsheets/business
__telecommunications
__ word processing
__other. What?__________________
17 I'm a [] beginning [] intermediate
[] advanced computer user.
18 I think the START articles are:
[] simplistic [] informative [] too technical
[] easy to read [] hard to read
[] too short [] just right [] too long
19 I think the START reviews are:
[] incomplete [] comprehensive
[] helpful when buying products.
20 I think the START programs are:
[] useful [] limited [] fun
[] interesting [] better left un-ARCed
21 I []want [] don't want the program documentation removed from the magazine and put on disk.
22 I want START to devote magazine space to the following:
More Less Same
[] []
[] Atari news
[] []
[] beginner tutorials
[] []
[] applications
[] []
[] CAD/graphics
[] []
[] children's educational products
[] []
[] desktop publishing
[] []
[] events calendar
[] []
[] game reviews
[] []
[] general computer issues
[] []
[] hardware how-to's
[] []
[] hardware reviews
[] []
[] hints and tips on applications
[] []
[] Mac & PC emulation
[] []
[] MIDI/music applications
[] []
[] new product notices
[] []
[] opinion
[] []
[] people/company profiles
[] []
[] programming tutorials
[] []
[] public domain software
[] []
[] reader mail
[] []
[] reference books
[] []
[] software reviews
[] []
[] technical material
[] []
[] telecommunications and BBSs
[] []
[] trade show news
[] []
[] TT, Stacy and Portfolio
23 I want the START disk to include the following:
More Less Same
[] []
[] business/finance
[] []
[] children's programs
[] []
[] database programs
[] []
[] games
[] []
[] graphics/CAD
[] []
[] indexes (like Softguide)
[] []
[] math/statistics packages
[] []
[] music/MIDI
[] []
[] new product demos
[] []
[] programming tools
[] []
[] public domain software
[] []
[] scientific applications
[] []
[] source code
[] []
[] telecommunications
[] []
[] utilities
[] []
[] word processing