List of all general computer magazines known to me that were first published at the latest 1985, perhaps 1986: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (using a lot of material from David Harrison) Multi format magazines in dutch: ================================ - "HCC nieuwsbrief": (1977- Still going, renamed to "Computer Totaal" in the 1990s) Magazine of the dutch "Hobby Computer Club", later, from the early 1980s on, it was also available from newsstands and comparable in quality to any dutch commercial magazine, and probably even better than all in most respects. Started out as one mag per few months, then monthly. - "PCM": (started 1984? 1985? Still going) Monthly - "Micro mix": (bi-monthly?) - "Computer info" ? - "Unix info" ? - "Databus" Multi format magazines in german: ================================= - "CHIP" (started when? still going) Monthly - "C'T" (started when? still going) Monthly - "Computer Praxis" (8-9/84) - "Computerposter" (5/84) - "Computronic" - "Data Welt" (4/84) - "Computer Persönlich" 2 weekly - "Happy Computer" (name changed to "Hobby Computer" at some time) [ Oktober 1983 - ? ] Monthly - "HC Mein Home-Computer", Vogel Verlag KG - "CPU" - "Home computer" - Micro computer colleg (1/85) - "MC" (started when?) Multi format magazines in english (UK): ======================================= - "Big K": Details? - "Computer and software retailing". London: Argus specialist publications, 1984-[1985]. Weekly. Trade magazine. - "Computer and video games". London; Peterborough: EMAP, [Nov 1981-]. Monthly. Gaming magazine. Issue 1: November 1981. - "Computer answers". London: VNU Business Publications, [1983-]. Monthly. Issue 11: December 1983. - "Computer choice": Details? - "Computer gamer": Argus specialist publications; first issue: april 1985 monthly. Has games listings to type in. - "Computer systems, the systems magazine for users and integrators", first issue when? vol 2 no 2 = febrary 1982, Techpress publishing company limited, Bromley Magazine for businesses sent free of charge. - "Computing age". London: EMAP business and computer publications ltd., October 1985-1986. ISSN 0268-4934 Monthly (Quote: "Computing age is noramlly distributed on the 13th day of ach month"). Successor to "Electronics and computing monthly". - "Computing today". London: Argus specialist publications, vol.5 no4 = june 1983, so I presume (was it always a monthly?) the first issue was march 1979. What was the last issue? Monthly. ISSN 0142-7210 Quote: "Computing today is normally published on the second friday in the month preceding cover date" - "Dr. Dobb's journal of computer calisthenics & orthodontia: Running light without overbyte. A reference journal for users of home computers". Menlo Park, California: People's Computer Company, January 1976-. Title shortened to Dr. Dobb's Journal. Bound volumes known: Vol. 1, Menlo Park, California: People's Computer Company; Vols. 2-3, Rochelle Park, New Jersey: Hayden Book Company. Online. - "Educational computing". London: EMAP, [1980-1989]. Monthly. Issue 1: February 1980. - "Electronics and computing monthly". Daventry, Northampton; London (from June 1983): EMAP, 1981-1985. Monthly. Vol. 2, No.9 incorrectly numbered Vol. 3, No. 9. Continued as Computing Age. - "Games computing". London: Argus specialist publications, [1984]. Monthly. Known issue: May 1984. - "Home computing weekly". 1983-?. Details? Weekly. - "Micro adventurer". London: Sunshine books, November 1983 - february 1985. Monthly. About adventure games. - "Micro decision magazine", at least the following exist: sep 1982 - dec 1984 - "Microcomputer printout". London: Printout publications, [1981-1984]. - "Personal computer games". London: VNU, Summer 1983 - february 1985. Quarterly, bi-monthly, then monthly. - "Personal computer news". London: VNU, 11-18 March 1983-1985. Weekly. - "Personal computer world". London: Intra Press, 1978-1986; VNU Business Publications, [1986-]. Monthly. - "Personal computing today": Argus specialist publications (Argus press), vol.2no.1 = august 1983, so I assume the first issue was august 1982. Last issue? Monthly. ISSN ? - "Personal software": Argus press, first issue summer 1982. Last issue I've seen is vol.3 no.3 (winter 1984). ISSN 0263-0605 Quarterly. From issue 1: "Personal software is a quarterly magazine appearing on the third friday in may, august, november, and february" v1n1 (summer 1982): BBC micro, v1n4 (spring 1983): BBC micro, v3n3 (winter 1984): Graphics - "Popular computing weekly". London: Sunshine publications, 28 October 1982-1990 (No. 415, 14-20 June, 1990). Weekly. Initially with volumes/part numbers, these vanish with only dates given, and then numerical issue numbers are used (1989-1990). Issues from I, 1 to I, 28 have colour covers. Launch editor: Duncan Scot. 1985 index in Vol. 5, No. 10, 6-12 March 1986, pp.23-26. - "Practical computing". Sutton, Surrey: IPC; Sutton, Surrey: Reed Business Publishing, 1978-September 1990 (Vol. 13, No. 9). Monthly. Continued by "Management Computing". - "Printout". Newbury, Berkshire: Printout publications, [1979-1980]. Monthly. Continued as "Microcomputer Prinout". - "Softwords": The Journal of the Microcomputer Software Club. Oxford: Microcomputer Software Club, [c.1982]. Known: Issues 1-2. Issue 2 has 32pp. Free membership, the newsletter containing reviews of software that was available to members at a discount. Operated by Yewacre Ltd. - "TeleLink". Stockport: Database Publications, [1984-1985]. Issue 2: January/February 1985. - "What micro?" London: VNU Business Publications, [1982- ?]. Monthly. Continued as What PC?. - "Which computer": Details? - "Which micro? & software review". Peterborough: Business and Computer Publications, [May/June 1982-December 1984]. Bi-monthly to September/October 1982 issue, monthly from November 1982. - "Winning at video & computer games!": Details? - "Your computer". Sutton, Surrey: IPC, 1981-1988. Monthly. Issue 3: October 1981. Index: February 1985, pp.135-138; March 1985, p.130 (in two parts, by Simon Rollins). - "Interface", London: Users Clubs, sep 1980 - ? (mar 1981 = v1n7) Magazine of the National ZX80 and ZX81 Users' Group and the Independent Acorn Atom Users' Group. Monthly. This magazine starts off as a ZX80 magazine, then adds the ZX81 (may 1981), then the Acorn Atom and later (jan 1982) the BBC micro and getting progressively more pages in the process. Still very thin compared to real commercial mainstream magazines like PCW, Your computer etc. Multi format magazines in english (USA): ======================================== - "Byte" - "Compute!". subtitle: "The leading magazine of home, educational, and recreational computing". January/February 1980-1994, Publisher: Small systems services, USA Bi-monthly, later monthly - "Creative computing", ca. 1974-1985 - "Creative computing, video & arcade games": only 2 issues? Spring 1983, fall 1983. Details?