Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Re: .0

I think they only publish the magazine at 2 - 3 month intervals.

I subscribed about the time the first issue came out, and never received
any copies.  I called them up a month ago and complained; they mailed
me the two issues published so far within a week.

So, they seemed to be in business a month ago.

It does seem to be the best technical magazine covering the Amiga.

       I just called them (416-764-5273) and was told that the 3rd issue
       would be out the 1st or 2nd week of September.
       
       You can call this number Mon, Wed or Fri only (so the magazine
       says).  Don't know if they will take phone orders, but at least
       you can get ordering instructions.
       
       Art
       

Re: .3

>Don't know if they will take phone orders, but at least you can get
>ordering instructions.

I ordered by phone and paid with credit card.

I picked up the only copy I have at the Memory Location. I think the guy
said they were going to start carrying it now.

John

    I was in Memory Location this afternoon, they had Amiga Transactor
    issue #3 and a fresh shipment of issue #4 on the rack!
                                     ^^^^^^^^

       Has anyone seen or received a recent copy of Amiga Transactor??
       The latest one I have (received against my subscription) is dated
       September 1989.
       
       Art
       
       

    Apparently (from Transactor themselves at the C= show in Toronto) they
    moved and their mailing list got screwed up and I guess more than that
    too, so they have not started shipping new issues yet.  We the
    subscribers may have to tell them where to send the next issues!
    
    Jean
     

       Thanks Jean, sounds like I better give them a call.
       
       Art
       
       P.S. I do get Amigo times - it is on top of my list as far as
            AMIGA mags are concerned.
       

       I called the number that was in the last copy I received from them
       (September 1989).  Got a recording saying that the number was no
       longer in service.
       
       I called the local CompuCentre that I sometimes deal with, and
       asked if they had a new number.  Their response was that they
       hadn't received a Transactor since the August time frame and
       thought they had gone belly up!
       
       Has anyone seen a later issue than September 1989, and if so,
       would they mind posting the new phone number (the one quoted in
       the September issue - top right hand corner of page 3 - is 416
       764-9262) so that I can find out what is happening to my
       subscription.
       
       If indeed they have gone belly up, then I will chalk it up to
       experience.  If they have simply forgotten about me, I want to
       set them straight.
       
       Thanks again.
       
       Art
       

Re: .10

The following number sort of worked for me a month or so ago:

      416/764-5273   Mon. Wed. Fri.    Answering Machine Tue. Thurs.

"Sort of" worked because I didn't get the magazine, I got their
answering service.  The answering service stated that the magazine
was in the process of moving, and was unavailable.

Don't bother calling the number:  I just did, and it too was
disconnected.

The last issue that I received was Volume 3 Issue 1 (September).

Its possible that the Transactor may come back from the grave.  It
did once, but it doesn't look good.

       Thanks Randy - not what I wanted to hear!!

>              <<< Note 1625.11 by TLE::RMEYERS "Randy Meyers" >>>
>       
> The last issue that I received was Volume 3 Issue 1 (September).

       Funny, I have the September 1989 issue right in front of me and
       it's labelled Volume 2, Issue 6??  Given I got mine here in
       Canada, it must be the metric volume/issue scheme :-)
       
       Art
       

    It will be a shame if the Transactor is out of business for good.  I
    felt it was the only decent Amiga magazine around for those who wanted
    to go a little deeper into the machine than simply "click an icon and
    go" users.  Haven't looked at Amigo Times too closely, buy it seems
    like all the other magazines fill their pages with endless game
    reviews, a few hardware reviews and a miniscule amount of shallow CLI
    information.  Maybe I'll pick up a copy of A.T. and check it out.
    
    Ken
    

Re: .12

Looks like I blew it.  I'm fairly sure the last issue I own is
Volume 3 Issue 1, but I don't remember the month (but, September
sounded so plausible!). I'll try and check at home and enter the
real information.

An interesting fact:  I never received the last issue published
in the mail.  I saw it displayed at System Eyes, waited a month
for my copy to arrive, and then bought it from System Eyes.

Could it be that the issue issue published was never sent to
subscribers?

RE: .14

> Could it be that the issue issue published was never sent to
> subscribers?

Guess that what I am trying to find out.  If Jean (ref his response a
couple back) is correct, and given he had a one-to-one with them at the
Commodore show in Toronto early in December I assume he is, then what
needs to be done is to "remind" them of your subsciption.   Problem is,
no known numbers work!!

I'm sure I have seen an issue somewhere within the last month or so
that was newer then the last one I received.

Time to jump in the car and check out my favourite haunts!!

Art
   

I never received the September 89 and beyond issue(s).

I sent email to Tim Grantham who *used* to be an Editor for Transactor.

Following is his reply.

Anyone in Canada care to chase down these guys?

John 


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Sorry, John, I can't help you. The nPeople have been telling me that the number  Transactor
has not been answering messagesthe phone.  I don't work for Transactor anymore.
 
Tim.
 
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       Last night, much to my surprise, I found a copy of AT in the mail.
       It was the October 1989 issue - 3.1.  Unfortunately, the phone
       numbers had not changes from the September issue, so I/we are no
       farther ahead.  There was nothing in the editorial section, or any
       other section for that matter, that sheds light on the reason for
       delays, etc.
       
       Perhaps they are finally getting their act back together and we
       will see a flood of back issues!  If you recall, that is would
       happened when they had financial problems a while back.  Keep your
       fingers crossed.
       
       Art
       

I recieved the October Transactor the other day!!!

Maybe there up again?!?

John

    I did too, but I wonder if it's going to last.
    
    Jean
    

Anyone heard anything more on this?

>Anyone heard anything more on this?

I think it is dead.  ".info" magazine was supposed to have picked
up some of the writers but I never compared authors names to verify.
Both Amiga World and Amazing Computing/Amiga  seemed to be 
launching/trying to launch  tech oriented magazines, perhaps as 
replacements for Transactor.  Anybody seen one of these new ones?

Dave