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Issue: 29
June, 2003
1:8571Want to know something crazy? No? Cool, turn the page then. It's not like anyone actually reads this editorial page anyway. One day I'm going to cut and paste the first page of a Harry Potter novel, run it as my editorial and see if anyone notices. Pokemon (Ruby) on GBA is the best gaming ...

Issue: 28
May, 2003
Atomic InnG'day. Welcome to Atomic. Your sanctuary from the ugly outside world. It's nice in here, eh? A happy place. A place where you belong. Your place.It's always been your place. Knowing that is what drives us, the caretakers of your place. Sometimes we read other magazines and it seems to ...

Issue: 27
April, 2003
Hello and goodbyeWill we be saying farewell to the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra so soon after our first introduction? Yes indeedy we will – unless you’re one of the lucky 100,000 that will own a sample of this historical IT curiosity. It’s a gutsy move for NVIDIA, scaling back the planned distribution ...

Issue: 26
March, 2003
Death of the joystickOnce synonymous with computer gaming, once available in dozens of shapezoids from as many companies, the ubiquitous joystick is now but a flaccid shadow of its formerly proud standing.The joystick really started to peak circa 1983, with the launch of the memorable cinematic ...

Issue: 25
February, 2003
The business of funOver the weekend just passed, the Australian Games Developers Conference took place in Melbourne. We were there, and so were 600-odd others -- not including the 400 LANfesters Counter-Striking each other all over the big room. The conference 600 comprised Australian games ...

Issue: 24
January, 2003
Off the shelf hot boxesStanding majestic amid a torrent of sublemated dry ice, the shiny PCs on our cover are but some of the many that make up our roundup this month. At Atomic we like to gather together products of a like, and throw them against each other, super-collider style, to see which ...

Issue: 23
December, 2002
Cheap as fast chipsRight about now it's upgrade time for many Atomicans. This time of the year always sees a bump in hardware sales, and that's fed by the summer being bountiful in new product releases, along with price wars hotting up for Xmas. There's also an advertising-driven seasonal ...

Issue: 21
October, 2002
Tubular BelleThe glimmering primordial dawn of the Information Age began when Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb in 1879. A little later John Ambrose Fleming added a second element, named the modified device the diode and turned what was originally a mere illuminator into ...

Issue: 19
August, 2002

Issue: 18
July, 2002
3D sunriseThere are shenanigans afoot in the graphics card scene and we love it. Finally we've got something new and exciting to get crazy about. We're getting a little tired of the incremental hardware features that NVIDIA hands out and we're ready for something funky. While the per-pixel ...

Issue: 17
June, 2002
The beautiful boxEverything runs on supply and demand. If we the majority really want something, then it's likely those that give us the things we want will comply. Except when it comes to computers and the reason why they're beige. Office photocopiers and telephones are beige, so computers have ...

Issue: 16
May, 2002
Puppy loveSo one day we thought, ‘Hey! Cool! Let’s get Sony to send us one of its little robot dogs and we’ll go nuts on it. Overclock it and sh|t! We’ll case-mod it, it’ll be full sick!’ Besides, we’ve never seen a decent mag article on the DogBot and really, the thing’s like a funky little ...

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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 111 | April, 2010

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.

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