Nova 1 is the first issue of a disk-based magazine for fans of Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It also promises to cover the new series Star Trek: Voyager when it appears in early 1995. Because this is the first issue of the disk, there are a few sections that need padding out a bit, and the STOS libraries take up a large proportion of the disk - nearly 250K! - that could be better served being used for the actual disk magazine data itself, rather than the STOS Basic shell. The viewer program is also incompatible with some versions of TOS which could lead to disappointment.

That said, the information contained in the magazine is almost completely up to date and there are some good digitised pictures from some of the episodes of TNG and DS9. A good spread of articles, reviews, pictures and stories make this disk of great interest to Star Trek fans, along with a classified advertising section and a directory of all Forbidden Planet shops and the Sheffield Space Centre where you can get Star Trek goods - but what about Forever People in Bristol then?

This disk is a must for Star Trek fans and could be the basis of a large network of fans. It's good, but it could be much better with a little more care and attention to detail.