E D I T O R I A L
<< or rather the last edito of St SurvivOr >>
- Hello with all !! As usual - unfortunately - it will have been
necessary for us more than 3 months to come out the 17th volume of
this toXic Mag. In addition to this heavy delay, this edition suffers
from a thinness compared to the preceding toXic... And yet, the ST was
never also alive during these years of underground !!! Look at the
tests to see, there are more than on Falcon !!! And which quality : the
productions of Checkpoint astonish us unceasingly, Cream enchants us
by the perfection of "... Do Things " and the so awaited Nostalgic'O
finally came out !
- And yet - once again... - It is with the heavy heart which I type this
edito, my last edito. Whereas Stratos disappeared soon followed by
ST Mag, I thought that Atarists would feel the importance to support
the some mags remaining. Ah, it is sure one received " a certain "
feedback, very positive even !, but that is not enough ! Why don't you
want to help us instead of you to satisfy to observe us ? The article
intended to gain your participation is there - each time - sad call
without echo... The team " fixes " is reduced and the volunteers
release us... Do you want to know what look my life of
editor like ? I spend hours and hours to contact you, sometimes without
the least response - even not by courtesy ! - to convince you that you HAVE
surely something to say, some say " ok " but I NEVER receive their article
and then... half of the articles which I have between the hands is not
with the good format and YES ! I am still enough IDIOT to correct all that
by adding spaces " manually ". All this job does not amuse me any more, I have
the right to pass my weekends outside, with my friends and my
girlfriend instead of correcting YOUR errors ! I do not even speak
about the feedback, which is here, it is certain, but simply I note
that a thin number of people makes the job for all the others... That's
the Atari scene today : some sacrifice their private life to divert
the others which are passive.
- No, I will not abandon the ST, it is not a simple plastic box, it is a
great family of which I could appreciate great solidarity during these
8 last years. I knew a number of very interesting people by the means
of the ST and I make a point of thanking Franck, aka Thyrex, to have
accepted me within NLC there is more than 5 years. I am proud of our
demo, Franck and I am proud to have worked with a guy like
you, you are a good guy !
- Good let us come to the fact, that lasted only too much : I thus
announce officially that I leave the team of the toXic mag. I return
his place in The Beast (good luck Stéphane !) by hoping that he
will be able to keep the toXic still living many years. As for me I
continue to draw, moreover three ST demonstrations comprising my gfx
should come out at the beginning of April and then I continue to write
for the ONLY the mag of the Scene : the UNDERCOVER. if only one diskmag
must survive, it is that one because by its language, the English, it offers
a chance to the international scene to be expressed and only a collaboration
on this scale will save us - can be - from lapse of memory. I also have
projects of plays and I count on motivated people and it is not perhaps any
more in France that it is necessary to seek now...
- I am really sad to leave the toXic maG, but for some time I forced
myself, I had forgotten that it was of a passion and not about an
obligation... You will not make me change opinion, but at least that
my departure serf not with nothing, WRITE for ToXic, speak about all
and nothing, make our small world survive or you will be responsible
for its death...
- Let us pass by again in a less personal register : this edition
somewhat " light " contains the essential, namely the tests of
demons, the infos, the life Atari and some delirious parts as
well. The event of this beginning of year it is, for me, the
exit of "... Do Things ", an exceptional demonstration ! This is why,
according to the idea of Frost, we interviewed the members of this
talented quatuor (unfortunately, I did not succeed in recovering the
interview of Agent -t- ! One will say what one wants but Caramail
is a waiter ROTTED then I return on Hotmail. It belongs to Microcrotte
but at least it turns well - normal they didn't developed it themselves 8-).
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Lastly, I thank those which knew - sometimes after having somewhat to
insist 8-( - to leave this indifference which surrounds us to fill the
vacuums of this issue :
For information, all the ST productions are obviously available at
home, send me disks (DD preferably !!) and stamps for the return.
Send all that to :
- St SurvivOr aka Sébastien LARNAC
- 24 rue de la Liberté
- 90400 MOVAL
- email : larnac@hotmail.com
Good reading and goodbye.
