''ST Format'' was a

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in the UK covering the

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during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Like other members of the

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Format stable -

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and

Amiga Format ''Amiga Format'' was a British monthly computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future Publishing. The magazine lasted 136 issues from 1989 to 2000. The magazine was formed when Future split '' ST/Amiga Format'' into two separate pub ...

, for instance, it combined software and hardware reviews with columnists, letters pages and a cover disk. The magazine was launched in 1989 when its predecessor, the short-lived ST/Amiga Format was split into two separate publications. Most of the staff went on to work at ''ST Format'' with ''Amiga Format'' essentially being a whole new magazine. Later on, the magazine was kept alive by enthusiastic freelancers such as Frank Charlton and Andy Curtis, as well as dedicated staff writers and editors such as Clive Parker and Nick Peers. ''ST Format'' continued publication until 1996, when production of the Atari ST and

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computers was all but over. The final issue was published in September 1996, and was the eighty-sixth issue of the magazine. Fan sites for the magazine still exist on the internet, some featuring archives of features from the magazines. The magazine encouraged backing up, or duplicating, the disk, which was formatted with 10 sectors per track instead of 9, to include more content on the disk. To facilitate the process a backup program was included on the disk in later issues, before then users were advised to back up the directories individually.https://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari-st-format-issue-051.pdf

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External links

The ST Format Shrine

ST Format Cover Images

Archived ST Format magazines
on the

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