Editorial
As you thumb through this issue, you may notice that we've used a few more graphics and displays than we have in the past. Ever since we started publishing in 1984, people have been sending us interesting artifacts, copies of their phone bills, nasty letters from phone companies, stupid letters from phone companies, pictures, bits of data, drawings of all sorts - the list goes on. And the pile gets bigger. Well, our pile has been mounting and we figured it was time to do something about it; namely, to print some of these fascinating treasures.
In the past, some of our readers have said that there are too many pages of straight text in 2600 - they need a break now and then. That's why we've decided to give you an idea of the kinds of things we can use in the future.
There's no reason why we can't have pictures of strange telephones or large computers in every issue. We have the ability to print them, something we didn't have a year ago. All we need are the people to find interesting shots, get them on film, and send them in. Odds are most of our readers pass by something every day that a good many of our other readers would find interesting - like a central office with a statue of Stalin in front of it. There are all kinds of possibilities.
But pictures aren't all that we find interesting. If you go away someplace, look at the phone books. Sometimes there are hilarious pages contained in them. You may get some bizarre notice in the mail that you can share with the rest of the phone/computer crowd.
2600 is not like other magazines. Our subscribers serve as our eyes and ears. You tell us when something new is going on and we investigate. You send us material that we print. We're all in this together - phones and computers have touched every one of us, whether we wanted them to or not. 2600 is here to give you the individual's view of high technology so you can grab the future before it grabs you.
So send us what you've got - articles, pictures, drawings, letters, clippings, etc. The address to send things to is:
By pitching in a little bit, you'll be helping to make us that much more well-rounded and informative.