From DAVIDM@cup.portal.com Sun Jan 17 12:15:53 1993 Received: from nova.unix.portal.com by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.0) id AA05204; Sun, 17 Jan 93 12:15:49 PST Return-Path: Received: by nova.unix.portal.com (5.65b/4.1 1.195) id AA08200; Sun, 17 Jan 93 12:15:48 -0800 Received: by portal.unix.portal.com (1.433) id AA29111; Sun, 17 Jan 93 12:15:45 -0800 Received: by hobo.corp.portal.com (4.1/4.0.3 %I%) id AA27612; Sun, 17 Jan 93 12:15:43 PST To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu From: DAVIDM@cup.portal.com Subject: Corrected Amiga.info Reader Survey Lines: 391 Date: Sun, 17 Jan 93 12:15:42 PST Message-Id: <9301171215.2.27518@cup.portal.com> X-Origin: The Portal System (TM) Status: RO H & M Publications 2601 N. Repsdorph Rd. #1502 Seabrook, Texas 77586 For Release: Immediate Contacts: H & M Publications David Martin (713)326-3877 Trent Havard (713)794-0179 H & M PUBLICATIONS ANNOUNCES A NEW RELEASE DATE FOR AMIGA.INFO (SEABROOK, TX, JANUARY 16, 1993) - H & M Publications announced the release date of it's 1993 Initial Reader Survey. The reader survey is attached to this press release please take a few moments to answer the questions and be sure to include any comments or questions you might have. Help us to find out what you want Amiga.info to be! For those of you who have not yet heard about Amiga.info our new magazine has been formed to offer Amiga magazine readers another alternative to the magazines that currently are available on newsstands everywhere. The goal of our aggressive new magazine is to continually communicate information about the Amiga to Amiga users. AMIGA.INFO will carry timely reviews and information on such topics as: Multimedia, Graphics, Audio, Video, New Products, Technical Support, user requests (via our survey) and in depth reviews of hardware, software, and games. For advertising or subscription information please contact David Martin or Trent Havard. You can also contact us via EMAIL on USENET at davidm@cup.portal.com or 72510,3232 on Compuserve. ### ----8<----8<----8<----CLIP HERE----8<----8<----CLIP HERE----8<----8<-----8<--- H & M Publications 2601 N. Repsdorph #1502 Seabrook, Texas 77586 Dear Amiga User, H & M Publications, is excited to announce the coming of the new Amiga magazine, Amiga.info. We plan to publish our first issue in June of 1993. The focus of Amiga.info will be to provide Amiga users with comprehensive, up to date information about what is happening in the world of Amiga. Our goal is to meet the needs of Amiga users by publishing a magazine that is designed to address your interests. Your cooperation in completing the attached survey will provide us with the needed information to achieve this goal. In return for your valuable time, you will help us to shape the future of Amiga.info thus making it a magazine you will look forward to receiving and reading each month. Sincerely, Trent Havard Senior Editor David W. Martin Technical Editor ----8<----8<----8<----CLIP HERE----8<----8<----CLIP HERE----8<----8<-----8<--- Amiga.info 1993 Reader Survey Copyright 1992 H & M Publications All Rights Reserved. Please answer the following questions and return to H & M Publications in care of davidm@cup.portal.com or on CompuServe 72510,3232. If you have any comments, suggestions, etc. We want to here them! If a question below did not cover what you want then tell us! We want Amiga.info to be YOUR magazine something you would like to see and read! Which of the following do you own: 1) Amiga 500 2) Amiga 600 3) Amiga 1000 4) Amiga 1200 5) Amiga 2000 6) Amiga 2500 7) Amiga 3000 8) Amiga 3000/UX 9) Amiga 4000 10) CDTV 11) None If you plan on buying an Amiga, which one would you most likely purchase? 1) Amiga 500 2) Amiga 600 3) Amiga 1200 4) Amiga 2000 5) Amiga 2500 6) Amiga 3000 7) Amiga 4000 8) CDTV How many hours per week do you and other members of your household spend using your computer system. Do you use an Amiga at work? Yes No Do you generate income with your Amiga? Yes No, but plan to soon No How would you rank yourself as an Amiga user? Beginner Intermediate Advanced What primary application do you use your computer for? (Check only one) Video Spead Sheets/Financial Educational Graphics/Animation Wordprocessing Software Development Desktop Publishing CAD Entertainment Music Telecommunications Database Management What 2 secondary applications do you use your computer for? (Check two) Video Spead Sheet/Financial Educational Graphics/Animation Wordprocessing Software Development Desktop Publishing CAD Entertainment Music Telecommunications Database Management Which of the following peripherals do you presently own, and which do you plan to purchase in the next 12 months? (If you plan to purchase a peripheral, please indicate how much you plan to spend.) Own Purchase Plan to Spend Monitor Floppy Drive Hard Drive Removable Storage CD ROM Printer a. DOt Matrix b. Color c. Laser/Postscript Modem Joystick/Mouse/ETC. Graphics Tablet Memory Accelerator Card Music Hardware VCR Camcorder Video Hardware What is the total cost of all the computer hardware you presently own? Less than $1000 $3001 - $3500 $1001 - $1500 $3501 - $4000 $1501 - $2000 $4001 - $4500 $2001 - $2500 $4501 - $5000 $2501 - $3000 Over $5000 >From which of the following categories do you plan to purchase software in the next 12 monthes? Home Productivity Entertainment Utilities Educational Video Music Graphics/Animation Desktop Publishing Which of the following sources do you most often purchase software and hardware from? Mail Order Retailer Manufacturer Do you use Reader Service Cards? Yes No How often do you purchase a product after receiving information from a Reader Service Card? Always Rarely Frequently Never Occasionally Please check the highest level of schooling you have completed. Grade School Graduated College High School Some Graduate School Attended College Post Graduate Degree What was your total family income, before taxes, last year? Less than $15,000 $45,001 - $55,000 $15,001 - $25,000 $55,001 - $75,000 $25,001 - $35,000 More than $75,000 $35,001 - $45,000 What is your age? Under 18 18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 49 50 - 64 Over 65 ----8<----8<----8<----CLIP HERE----8<----8<----CLIP HERE----8<----8<-----8<--- Amiga.info would like to have a competitive coverage regarding product reviews and we'd like your input! (This survey was originally released by AmigaWorld and we have modified to suit Amiga.info's needs.) Before you answer "Run longer reviews, run more of them, and make them more timely," I must give you two warnings. First, we don't have unlimited space to work with. Currently the review section is alotted 5 pages (+/-) a month. That is unlikely to change, even though we're are constantly looking for more editorial room. Second, lead times are a fact of life in publishing. From the time a product reaches our office it takes at least two to four months for a review of it to see print. The reviewer needs time to evaluate the product, we need time to edit the review and layout the pages, and the printer needs time to print the issues. Keeping these constraints in mind, please consider the following seven questions and forward your answers to: E-mail: davidm@cup.portal.com (CompuServe: 72510,3232) Phone: 713/326-3877 Mail: Review Editor Amiga.info 2601 N. Repsdorph Rd. #1502 Seabrook, TX 77586 1) Given space limitations, would you prefer the review section contained: A) A few long, in-depth reviews B) Many short reviews C) A few medium-size reviews, plus a few capsule reviews D) The current length and number reviews (6-8 medium-size) 2) We try to run a screenshot with each review whenever possible. Would you prefer: A) Larger screenshots than we now run (meaning less text) B) No screens (meaning more text) C) Screenshots of the same size we run now 3) Products A & B are competitors. Product A was released today, and Product B will be released in another month. Would you rather we: A) Reviewed Product A right away, and reviewed B separately when it arrives B) Waited an issue or two and did a head-to-head comparison between A&B 4) We could preview beta soft/hardware. Given the number of products we receive, however, we would probably not follow up with a review in such cases. Knowing this, would you rather we: A) Preview beta products to be more timely B) Review final versions to be accurate, even if it means waiting another month 5) Which, if any, of these elements would you like added to individual reviews (indicate as many as desired): A) Features charts B) An overall rating (one mark on a scale of 1-5) C) A rating system (grades for individual elements & overall mark) D) A usage level rating (beginner/advanced/home/professional) E) Key facts boxes (RAM/HD/OS requirements, copy protection) F) More Your Turn comments per review G) Your Turn comments from professionals (when appropriate) H) "How it stacks up" boxes--feature and price comparisons with competitors I) Nothing new 6) Which, if any, would you like added to the review section (indicate as many as desired): A) A "latest upgrades" listing B) Structured reviews with a consistent approach/formula for all products C) An "Editor's pick of the month" page D) One-paragraph summaries of past reviews (once a year?, every 6 months?) E) Nothing new 7) Are we overlooking an improvement that's obvious to you? Tell us your ideas: Thank you for your help! David W. Martin and Trent Havard Publishers, Amiga.info David W. Martin c/o The OpCode Factory tm Seabrook, Texas USA Commodore might make the Amiga, but the Amiga makes it possible! PORTAL:davidm@cup.portal.com CIS:72510,3232 UUCP:davidm@sugar.neosoft.com Of course it's hard to read. It should be hard to read. It was hard to write. - Eugene Volokh on documentation