8/16 Magazine Becomes 8/16-Central
A2-Central
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A2-Central, well known for its support of the Apple II power-user, has added a fourth publication to its offerings. To ensure that Apple II and IIgs programmers get the support they need, A2-Central has purchased 8/16 magazine from Ariel Publishing Co. of Pateros, Wash.
8/16, which will now be called 8/16-Central, is the only monthly publication directed exclusively towards Apple II programmers.
8/16-Central, which began with a December 1990 issue, is a 3.5-disk-based publication. Ariel's 8/16 was available in both paper and disk versions, but the paper version has been discontinued. The subscription price of 8/16-Central is the same as the price of a disk subscription to Ariel's 8/16.
8/16-Central includes regular columns, articles, and source code for 8- and 16-bit programs; want-ads; tutorials; and a question-and-answer section. Each disk will also include extra utilities and programs of interest to developers.
Tom Weishaar, president of A2-Central, said that he wants 8/16-Central to benefit the Apple II programming community. "8/16-Central will round-out our support of the Apple II developer," Weishaar said. "It fits in nicely with our other offerings for developers, including our summer conference, the Apple II Programmers and Developers RoundTable on GEnie, and the programming books and tools we offer through our catalog."
The new editor of 8/16-Central, Jay Jennings, has ties to both Ariel Publishing and A2-Central. Jennings has been a contributing editor to 8/16 since its inception and has been employed by A2-Central since mid-1989. He says 8/16-Central will remain true to the spirit of the old 8/16, "The physical format of the magazine will change a bit since we're going to be totally disk-based, but the content - hard-core programming info - will remain the same."
Subscriptions to 8/16-Central are available for US$69.95 per year (12 disk issues). 8/16-Central will be available on 3.5 disks only. Contact A2-Central at P.O. Box 11250, Overland Park, KS, 66207. Or call (913) 469-6502.
In addition to 8/16-Central, A2-Central publishes the 3.5 disk based publications Stack-Central, which is for HyperStudio users, and TimeOut-Central, which is for users of AppleWorks and Beagle Bros' TimeOut series. However, the monthly 8-page newsletter, A2-Central, continues to be the company's flagship product. The company also manages the Apple II areas on GEnie, General Electric's online information service, and sells a large variety of Apple II-related books, software, and hardware by direct mail.

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