From: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com (Ross Erickson)
Subject: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! Game Bytes Survey
Keywords: game bytes magazine
Reply-To: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 03:55:19 GMT

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Game Bytes is trying to get a grasp on the number of readers 'out
there' who regularly read Game Bytes, and a little about their
demographics and patterns.  

If you have read Game Bytes before at any point in time, would you 
please fill out this form and email it to me?  It would go a long 
way to helping us get some valid data on how wide-spread our 
readership has gotten.

Please email to:  ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com

Thanks for reading Game Bytes.

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Age:  __ less than 18    
     
      __ 18-25

      __ 26-35

      __ 36-45

      __ 46-55

      __ over 56


Occupation:  __ Student

             __ Computer Professional

             __ Teacher

             __ Medical Professional

             __ Business Professional (Marketing, Sales, Admin.)

             __ Other __________________________________________



Game Playing Patterns:  

How often do you play games on your system?

__ less than 5 hours per week

__ 5-10 hours per week

__ 11-20 hours per week

__ 21-30 hours per week

__ over 30 hours per week


How many games have you purchased in the past:

__ month

__ 6 months

__ year



What gaming systems do you have or have access to:

__ MS-DOS/OS/2-based PC

    __ 286 __ MHz

    __ 386sx __ MHz

    __ 386DX __ MHz

    __ 486DX __ HMz

    __ 486DX2 __ MHz

__ Macintosh  _____________________ type

__ Amiga  ___________________  type

__ Other computer  ____________________ type 

__ Nintendo (NES - 8-bit)

__ Super Nintendo

__ Sega Genesis -   __ SEGA CD-ROM

__ Other console  ___________________________ type

__ Hand-held portable  _______________________________ type




How often do you use electronic networks such as Internet, Compuserve,
America On-Line, BBS systems, etc., for gaming information and news?

__ VERY often (more than once a day)

__ Often ______________________________ frequency

__ Sometimes  ________________________________ frequency

__ Only occasionaly  ________________________________ frequency

__ Rarely __________________________________________ frequency



Having read a few issues of Game Bytes, would you:

__ Actively seek out more and future issues to read

__ Occasionaly read a new issue

__ Never read an issue again



What's the biggest obstacle to you finding and reading Game Bytes?

__ No FTP access or other capacity to download each issue
   (availability)

__ No access to a PC to view/read it.

__ Limited value

__ Poor writing

__ Requirements too high

__ Other  ______________________________________________________



What's the best feature you enjoy about Game Bytes?

__  Screen shots included

__  Timely and well-written reviews

__  Variety of articles

__  Previews of new games

__  Rumors/News

__  It's free

__  Other _______________________________________________________



What would you like changed about Game Bytes?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________




Would advertisements in Game Bytes affect your decision to read it?

__ yes

__ no

__ don't know


Would you be interested in paying to have Game Bytes mailed to you
each month on a diskette(s)?

__ yes

   How much would you be willing to pay per issue for this service?

   __ $3.00/issue 

   __ $4.00/issue

   __ $5.00/issue

   Other ________________________________________


__ no
   


Would a hard-copy version of Game Bytes be of value to you?

__ Yes

    How much would you be willing to pay per issue to have it mailed
    to you?
   
   __ $3.00/issue

   __ $4.00/issue

   __ $5.00/issue

   Other ________________________________________`

__ No


Thanks for taking the time to fill this out for us.  It will help us
tremendously as we try to judge correctly how we improve and enhance
Game Bytes.


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